Spring is upon us well an truly, we at Gardenchief have been very busy for about 6 weeks now with regular maintenance, conifer removal, weed spraying and weed removal just some of our services.
Please phone anytime for a free quote.
Did you know that there is no law as to how high a hedge can be grown, however, it is worth remembering that if a complaint is put in then the local council can step in and make a decision to trim or remove it if the decide that the hedge is stopping a person from reasonably enjoying their garden.
If you have a dispute about a neighbours hedge you can contact your council but they will like to see that you have taken steps to resolve the issue between yourselves
You can read in this newspaper article what a devastating effect having the weed in your garden can cause here
certificate and who is licensed with the Environment Agency to carry waste.
The Environment Agency have produced a code of practise for dealing with Knot Weed and you can read it here
Garden Chief have all the necessary paperwork to deal with your knotweed so please do not hesitate to get in touch with us if you think you have a weed problem.
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Here at Garden Chief we do love the vibrancy of a poppy, whether it is a self seeder found growing wild or a carefully placed, beautiful ornamental, each has its place in our English landscape.
However this blog post is about a rather more unusual poppy – Papaver Somniferum, the medicinal lilac morphine poppy. Thanks to the glorious summer sun that we have been lucky to have had so far this year there has been a bumper crop and it can be seen growing in abundance across Dorset, Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire
At last flowering plants can get some sun and get on with producing flowers, during dry spells please don’t forget to water hanging baskets and pots daily.
All bedding plants should be outdoors now after hardening off. Keeping the greenhouse cool is a bit of a nightmare when it’s as hot as this, i use plastic mesh that you can buy specially for the job off ebay or your local garden centre.
On June 12-16 the NEC in Birmingham will play host to BBC Gardeners’ World Live. As well as show gardens
Planted some osteospermum and other bedding in pots today as the risk of frost seems to have gone away. I have been supplying and planting for customers too, so if you need filled pots or hanging baskets feel free to contact us.
On my travels around Staffordshire and the West Midlands i visit hundreds of gardens monthly, but today i came across a rarity, Japanese Knotweed in a domestic setting.
Now this is not rare in Cannock but it’s usually found on railway sidings or by the sides of main roads, not usually in tranquil gardens.
I shall be spraying this with pesticide once the leaves are fully formed and it reaches a descent height. So if anyone wants Knotweed eradication in the Cannock or Lichfield area please fell free to call Gardenchief and
It’s nearly the Bank holiday here in Cannock and summer has arrived. This week has been very busy for Gardenchief fulfilling new contracts for the new season.
I have taken on a new member of staff this week which has been a revelation to me, a case of having to due to due to my workload.
Anyone out there needing quotes for work will need to book early and i’ll do my best to accommodate your needs.
Last year my tulips were in full flower by the end of April – we
Well here in Cannock most of the snow has gone but the temperature is still struggling. I have been cutting grass where there’s no snow. Lichfield seems to have suffered less than many areas, Burntwood where my parents live has had huge amounts, and is still lying.
But looking at the forecast for next week it looks a little better, roll on Spring!
At 11.02 GMT today the sun crosses the Equator.
And, for the next six months, the days will be longer than the nights. Spring has sprung and we can finally banish the winter blues.
Well, that’s the theory.
In practice, however, the nation continues to shiver beneath several layers of clothing, very little is growing in the ground and our weather forecasts continue to warn of ice, snow and severe wind-chill.
The statistics are even more sobering. So far, March 2013 has been colder than both this winter’s December and January.
The average temperature (day
