CPW Gardens

Journal

Practical advice on garden care, hedge cutting and grounds management — written from real experience working across Harrogate and Yorkshire.

Laurel hedge cut flat — Harrogate

Hedge Cutting · Harrogate

When to cut a laurel hedge — and how to get a clean, flat top

Timing and technique, from cutting hundreds of laurels across Yorkshire. The mistakes most people make and how to avoid them.

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Re-edged lawn border

Garden Maintenance

How to re-edge a border — the difference it makes to the whole garden

A clean lawn edge is one of the highest-return things you can do to a tired garden. The right tool, the right technique and knowing where the line should go.

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Estate beech hedge Harrogate

Hedge Cutting · Harrogate

Managing a large beech hedge on a Harrogate estate — before and after

A look at how we approached a long established beech boundary on a rural Harrogate property — timing, technique and the result.

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