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Autumn/Winter 2006 Newsletter

Anniversary time

Well, almost a year has passed since we first took the leap into the world of websites and we're glad to report that we're still going strong and that the Tom Moore Landscaping website has only added to our successes! The business has continued to grow and we are hopeful that come January 2007 we will have doubled the number of employees.

People are keener than ever to have their gardens transformed and with the ever growing number of lifestyle makeover programmes and new gardening based tv shows, the future of garden landscaping looks stronger than ever!

Busy, busy busy!

What with Christmas shopping and whether to order turkey or beef for dinner on the 25th, we certainly have a lot on our plates at this time of year but that is no excuse to forget about our garden. If we want to enjoy it at its peak, we must be prepared to put in a little effort when the weather turns cold and damp!

Despite the ever present "threat" of global warming and these lovely sunny Autumnal days, we do need to think about protecting some of our more tender plants from the oncoming frosts. Plants such as tree ferns, palms and banana plants can’t cope with our British winters and need to be wrapped up in fleece until its safe to be exposed again.

It's also the time of year when we need to move large pots and containers out of harm's way and into the greenhouse wherever possible. Perennials such as fuchsias need to be protected and carefully lifted out of borders; pot them up and move them under cover - trimming back any top heavy and leggy growth.

(More than) 3 steps to heaven...

One of our most recent gardens shows how you can combine a modern and contemporary planting scheme with more traditional stone work and garden layout.

We have created a rather formal garden based around two areas of natural sandstone paving. A sweeping stairway leads from the ground level up to a second terrace supported on either side by retaining walls built from natural sandstone.

The retaining walls have been constructed using the dry stone walling technique to give a more traditional feel.

The use of more architectural plants compliments the formal stone stairway and adds height and depth to the garden. The box plants placed at the foot of the stairway on the curved step add a formal and majestic touch leading the eye from the lower floor of the garden up to the higher terrace.

Lighter nights? Spring on the horizon?

It sounds crazy I know, with all this talk of frost and turkey dinners, but we do also need to start thinking about Spring 2007!

Now is the time to get those spring bulbs into the ground or into your newly purchased containers. A nice idea is to randomly scatter crocus corms around trees or in less formal areas of grassland. Use a bulb planter to take out the soil where they fall and pop a corm into each hole. You will be greeted with a bright and colourful expanse of lawn come the spring.

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