Very Nice Gardens

12/12/2025

I helped out V to plant her very own herb and flower bed this week. Summer holidays and she was hard at work 💪🌻🌸🪴

18/10/2025

Back in the country, but here’s some green things I saw in England, Ireland and Sicily 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇮🇪 🇮🇹

11/09/2025

Taming of the Shrubs 🌳🌳🌳

23/08/2025

Some for you, some for me 🪴

21/08/2025

Quick little freshen-up for this front garden bed after the old Peppercorn tree was removed. A crab apple feature tree with native underplanting of Alyogyne, Correa and Chrysocephalum. 🦀 🍎

02/07/2025

04/06/2025

It’s freezing today, but at least I get to play with my new toys ✂️🇯🇵

22/05/2025

We’re back home, but still dreaming of all the greenery in Japan. Back on the tools next week, I just need a few days to acclimatise to these freezing mornings 🥶❄️

16/04/2025

Employee of the week goes to Marley for always doing a final check to make sure the van is properly packed and for finally letting me pat him.

21/03/2025

To be perfectly honest, I’m not the biggest fan of Buxus, but even I have to admit that it’s pretty satisfying to give these spheres a fresh haircut.
Oh, this isn’t an ad for but if they want to give me free stuff, I’m happy to talk

13/03/2025

Just an appreciation post for my favourite tree in Pt Lonsdale. Always a pleasure to drive past

02/01/2025

And just like that, we’re back to work in 2025! I had a bit of fun cloud pruning this olive tree today in Ocean Grove.
Cloud pruning, or “niwaki” in Japan where the technique originated, is a pruning method whereby branches are stripped back and only the foliage at the very ends of the branches are left. The foliage is then trimmed to shape, with the resulting effect giving a cloud-like appearance.