Olive Gardens

08/04/2026

Residents in West Oxfordshire are now able to access a green waste licence for the coming year.
Fortnightly collections from the pavement and likely more affordable over a year than a licenced green waste carrier.

How to apply for a garden waste licence, includes timescales and costs

24/02/2026

Late winter pruning and tidying a garden in Charlbury.
The climbing rose support isn't the prettiest but should be covered with flowers by rose flowering time in May.

04/02/2026

A lovely late winter display. Hellebores, Arum lily, snowdrops and crocuses on the way.

22/01/2026

Another dull grey January day, highlighted by the arrival of these snowdrops.
Galanthus Flore Pleno, a double snowdrop. A welcome sight and one of a few flowers appearing at this time of year.

10/01/2026

The arrival of the snowdrops really brighten the early January gloom.

Choosing spring flowering bulbs bridge the gap to March/ April and give colour and interest.

23/12/2025

Olive Gardens is now taking a festive break until early January.

Thank you to all our clients for their ongoing support over 2025. Happy Christmas and good gardening for the coming year.

*Alliums, cornus and twisted hazel.

22/11/2025

A nearby market in the Wychwoods on 7th December with local businesses.

04/11/2025

Great Autumn colour into early November with this crimson glory vine, Vitis coignetiae.

25/10/2025

Autumn leaves putting on a show.

06/10/2025

Autumn interest in a garden doesn't have to be hard to find.
These asters (some of which have been renamed) liven up a border and the seed heads will look lovely later in winter.

18/09/2025

It's wonderful to see this hummingbird hawk moth on a salvia in a garden in the Wychwoods.

The only type of hummingbird in Europe.