Alan Titchmarsh urges all gardeners to do one job before 'manic' Spring time A few days of bright sunshine this week inspired a thorough examination of my garden because once the growing season gets underway around April, everything becomes manic.
Reluctantly, this week I also made the decision to remove two Sorbus aria trees which didn't have enough room to flourish.
A good replacement might be our native Euonymus which has such beautiful pink and orange fruit in winter, as well as great autumnal foliage.
Sorbus are great trees for wildlife with lots of nectar producing flowers in summer and tonnes of berries for birds in winter.
One boundary had become very overgrown and was encroaching on valuable planting space as well as blocking out the light.
