Gardeners' Question Time From The Archives: Seasons Greetings
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Dec 26, 2025 Bunny Guinness, an experienced garden designer, and Bob Flowerdew, an organic gardening expert, share their seasonal wisdom. They tackle crucial topics like removing mistletoe from trees while maintaining aesthetics and offer practical tips for protecting plants from frost with methods like green fleece and mulch. Bob also suggests recycling cardboard for garden paths, and they discuss ways to repurpose festive plants, like rosemary, for holiday wreaths. Their insights blend tradition with practicality, perfect for any gardener this festive season.
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Reuse Cardboard In The Garden
- Reuse corrugated cardboard from gift boxes as temporary paths, compost cover or to protect compost from frost.
- Put cardboard in compost where brandling worms help break it down and improve the heap's structure.
Use Rosemary As A Christmas Plant
- Use rosemary as a small indoor festive evergreen; it looks seasonal and was historically used as a Christmas plant.
- Choose rosemary for scent and potential folklore charm instead of a cut tree if you want a living option.
Trafalgar Square Tree Tradition
- The annual Trafalgar Square spruce comes from Oslo as a civic gift begun after WWII to symbolise gratitude and solidarity.
- Oslo foresters select and nurture trees around the city specifically for the donation each year.
