P Gardens

12/03/2026

A big bracket spotted on this tree today 🍄

This is Phellinus pomaceus, a bracket fungus commonly found on plum and other Prunus trees. It feeds on the wood inside the tree and causes a type of decay known as white rot.

By the time these brackets appear, decay is often already well established inside the branch or trunk, which can weaken the structure over time.

Not every tree with fungi needs removing, but it’s always worth keeping an eye on things and assessing the risk.

If you’ve noticed mushrooms or brackets appearing on trees in your garden, feel free to get in touch for advice.

06/03/2026

Apologies for the radio silence here!
We have been busy working behind the scenes, getting ready for a super busy year.

We have a fortnightly space available for the Sandown/Lake area. If you are looking for a gardener for 2026 and beyond, get in touch.

We will still be taking bookings for one off works throughout the year, so don’t hesitate to contact us.

Brighter days on the horizon!☀️🤞

25/02/2026

Another happy hedge 🌿
Laurel reduction completed—more light, more space, and a much cleaner look.
Before & after speaks for itself!
📩 Get in touch if your garden needs some love.

21/02/2026

Another busy week.
These 2 Leylandii hedges needed an annual trim to keep them under control.
It certainly wasn’t great weather wise, taking a battering from 40mph+ winds and fine rain. Got there in the end.

See you on the next🤝

12/02/2026

Another one in🪏

Photinia 'Red Robin' 200/225cm root ball planted yesterday.
As always, planted with Root grow and bonemeal to give it an extra boost🚀

07/02/2026

Weekend checklist:
Check out the new Tree care manual from Arboricultural Association
Get started on The Horticultural Correspondence College arboricultural diploma.

It always pays to stay up to date📝

06/02/2026

Making space where there wasn’t any—hedge cutting done right. 🌿➡️🚶

We are now approaching the busy season, aswell as the nesting season which starts on March 1st(unless you’re a pigeon)

For last minute hedge cuts, get in touch with the best- P Gardens

04/02/2026

2 spaces for my fortnightly visits have become available in the Sandown/Lake area.

The fortnightly maintenance will begin in March. Once these have gone, that’s it.

If you feel this is something you would be interested in, pop me a message or email at
[email protected] and we can discuss.

🌷Spring is on the horizon, this year will be huge here at P Gardens, so why not be apart of it.

03/02/2026

-start from scratch-
A recent one completed. It had become completely overgrown due to it not being managed.

The Camellia stayed, it has a little bit of space now.

I have finally managed to sort out the email account, all back up and running now🤞 feel free to test it out.
[email protected] for all your gardening requirements.

29/01/2026

Email server issues 👎
Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time our email server has gone down.

What’s more frustrating is that since the last issue, emails from new potential clients have been selectively discarded over the past 3 months without our knowledge.

This isn’t acceptable, and we won’t be staying with the same provider.

If you’ve tried to contact us recently and haven’t had a reply, please reach out again via DM or phone while we get this resolved.

Hopefully we’ll be back up and running as normal by Monday. 🌱

24/01/2026

13/01/2026

🔙when the sun was shining and it was ‘too hot’ in the summer🥹

I still have a couple of fortnightly maintenance slots available for the upcoming season.

Be prepared, gardens won’t wait.