Surrey Homes | SH20 | June 2016 | Kitchen & Bathroom supplement inside

BRANCHES
ARBORICULTURAL CONTRACTORS
Mr M.Hall N.C.H.Arb N.P.T.C.Arb. Merrist Wood 2001.
A SPECIALIST & PROFESSIONAL
TREE CARE AND GARDEN
MAINTENANCE COMPANY
We provide a high quality, friendly and reliable service at very
competitive prices. Qualified to NPTC standards combined with
several years experience our staff have a high level of skill and
a thorough knowledge of all works undertaken. Give us a call
for a free expert advice and a free no obligation quotation.
SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE
Tree Surgery:
• Pollarding
• Crown reduction
• Crown thinning
• Crown lifting
• Tree felling
• Stump grinding
• Planting & aftercare
Garden Maintenance:
• All aspects of hedgerow management
trimming, cutting, laying & topiary
• Grass cutting and strimming
• Turfing
• Fences & Gates
• Leaf & gutter clearance
• Jet washing
CONTACT MATT TODAY FOR A FREE QUOTE
t 01342 842417 m 07984 103 385 / 07519 323 936
e Matt@BranchesArbContractors.com
Fully qualified & fully insured arborist - trusted & approved
www.BranchesArbContractors.com
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Kent and Surrey’s premiere installers of
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Make a haven for the senses
We’re biologically conditioned to seek out the places
and the plants that make us feel good. How our
senses are affected depends on many things:
Sight – Think about where to place your plants for the effects
of light and where certain plants are seen at their best. Grasses
look wonderful when backlit by the soft light of an autumn
afternoon. Low winter light enhances the brightly coloured
stems of dogwoods and the stark tracery of branches. In
the summer, watch how the light floats through a plant’s
leaves, makes the translucent petals of a poppy glow or the
raindrops sparkle on the pleated leaves of Alchemilla mollis.
Touch – It’s hard not to bend down and touch some plants;
some of us can’t resist running our fingers through the
silky strands of grasses like Stipa tenuissima or touching
the squeaky cabbage leaves of succulents and plants
like Sedum spectabile. There was once a dear little boy
who would go into the garden every evening and pick
a velvety soft Stachys, or ‘Lamb’s Ears’ leaf to take up to
bed with him, much preferring it to a teddy bear.
Sound – Howling storms and creaking branches are
unnerving and the stuff of horror films and nightmares,
but a soft breeze rustling leaves on the trees and
swishing grasses in the borders is relaxing, and makes
a sort of soothing ‘white’ noise in the background.
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Freephone 0800 048 8872
Mobile 07801 977 921
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Scent – Cells in our noses are connected to the limbic system
– which, in evolutionary terms, is one of the oldest parts of the
brain, governing emotions, behaviour and memory. Many of
us respond to the scent of tomato plants or new-mown grass,
as these smells take us back to summertimes in our childhood.
Other plants will have effects too. Studies have shown that the
scent of lavender makes us happier, a rose’s perfume lowers
blood pressure, eucalyptus makes us more alert and, best of all,
smelling flowers before bedtime will lead to happy dreams…
Contact Jo for border designs, planting and garden
advice: 01233 861149 jo@hornbrookmanor.co.uk
www.wealdentimes.co.uk
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