Monthly Archives: June 2013

Best of British – Video

Posted on June 17, 2013 by

A work colleague sent me a short video that he took whilst at the Best of British show… BOBB video

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Scots Pine – Part 4

Posted on June 17, 2013 by

The dangers of a healthy Tree: Having shown you a progression for my Scots pine over a few posts I have now discovered some of the dangers of a strong healthy tree!!!this year the tree has been extremely strong throwing … Continue reading →

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Best of British 2013

Posted on June 16, 2013 by

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Not visiting myself this year, but I’ve been given permission to post a club members Photos… Here are some of my favourites. Thank Ophelia…

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Scots Pine – Part 3

Posted on June 15, 2013 by

During its life on my bench I have been enjoying the wonderful bark this tree possesses. Here are some shots: Last November I had time off from work and took the opportunity to spend 6hrs wiring my tree for a … Continue reading →

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Garden Flowers

Posted on June 13, 2013 by

Here are some lovely flower shots from my Garden 🙂

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Green Beech

Posted on June 11, 2013 by

Spring growth is looking quite delicate on my green beech. Similarly to my purple beech I have removed the extending foliage down to 2 leaves per bud… Where applicable

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My Hawthorn Flowers

Posted on June 9, 2013 by

They are stunning flowers… Just a shame that for the size of the tree there are so few 😦 Better luck next year 🙂

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Hornbeam Air layer

Posted on June 8, 2013 by

This little hornbeam I’ve had for 4 yrs… Tiny in comparison to the ones planted in the ground for our hedge. Not really sure where it was going as far as style, but liked the subtle curve at the top … Continue reading →

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Purple Beech – on the go

Posted on June 7, 2013 by

After a slow start my purple beech has started to move.I’ve started to remove the extending growth.down to two leaves to help promote back budding later on. A couple of days later its starting to deepen its purple foliage 🙂

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Show styled Juniper

Posted on June 5, 2013 by

I’d spent a little time taking photographs of the trees during our recent club show, before volunteering to restyle a club members Juniper. We’d spoken with the members that were at the show to see the best way forward for … Continue reading →

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