<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[COTSWOLD GARDENOLOGIST]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Site 1]]></description><link>https://www.cotswoldgardenologist.co.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 01:33:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.cotswoldgardenologist.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Autumn: the best time to plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Autumn is my favourite season in the garden, and not only for the colour. The soil still holds the warmth of summer while the rain has come back, which means anything planted now has months to settle its roots before it has to do any real work. Why I plant in autumn Trees, shrubs, hedging and perennials all establish better from an autumn planting than a spring one. They go into winter with their roots growing and come out the other side ready to put on top growth, and they need far less...]]></description><link>https://www.cotswoldgardenologist.co.uk/post/autumn-the-best-time-to-plant</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ad5e8d008493af73307fb8e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:01:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/66f8e7_7dd511508e204662b5a6b414c774ec14~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rob Drake</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter: when the garden shows its bones]]></title><description><![CDATA[People often ask me what there is to do in the garden in winter. More than you’d think, and some of the most satisfying work of the year happens now. With the leaves down you can see the framework of the garden clearly: the hedges, the paths, the shape of the trees and the spaces in between. That framework is what carries a garden through the colder months, and it’s the first thing I look at when I design one. Structure that earns its place Clipped yew and a well-kept hornbeam or beech hedge,...]]></description><link>https://www.cotswoldgardenologist.co.uk/post/winter-when-the-garden-shows-its-bones</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ad5e97ddae37c6604a66330</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:00:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/66f8e7_64a8bedc3d4f4548943f67af538798ee~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rob Drake</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring: getting the garden back on its feet]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s a morning every March when you step outside and the air smells different. The soil has warmed up a touch and the garden is quietly getting going again. It’s my busiest season, and it’s also the one where a bit of thought early on pays off right through to autumn. Start with a walk round Before I pick up a tool, I like to walk the whole garden with a coffee and look at it as one space rather than a list of jobs. I want to know where the eye went over winter, which borders felt thin and...]]></description><link>https://www.cotswoldgardenologist.co.uk/post/spring-getting-the-garden-back-on-its-feet</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ad5e806e644afc1363b988b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:59:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/66f8e7_1fadbda5ea8d4adfaf9c0e941d357399~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rob Drake</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>