Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Amateur Gardening

    Looking after winter lawns

    Jan 04, 2022 2 minutes

    YOU may be wondering why the main photograph of an article about winter lawn care shows me pruning a tree.

    Don’t worry, I’m not having a senior moment – the two matters are actually very closely related.

    The tree is a weeping ornamental ‘Pendula’, which looks amazing in summer with striking grey-green foliage and pretty white flowers. But it is very vigorous and by the end of the growing season its lower branches are almost touching the lawn around it.

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from Amateur Gardening

    Amateur Gardening2 min read
    Simply Divine Dahlias
    Your plant recommendations from expert plantsman, Michael. Hello team, it’s a big moment for nostalgia this week as we talk dahlias! I have such fond memories of my grandparents’ garden, with beautiful tall dahlia plants topped with all the flower ty
    Amateur Gardening4 min read
    The Natural Forager’s Garden
    Celebrating the 140th birthday of our venerable mag has set me thinking about how food has changed over the years. I was born three years after rationing ended following World War II and grew up during the 1960s and 70s. There was not much variety, f
    Amateur Gardening2 min read
    Plant And Pause
    Gardening is a lifeline for my mental health. As someone who struggles with anxiety and depression, at times it’s hard just to get out of bed, but if I know I need to wake up and start watering my plants, it gives me a sense of purpose, an incentive

    Related Books & Audiobooks