07/11: Islington Gardener quoted on Saturday Live Radio 4 on 7th November
Also in the media spotlight (briefly, anyway!) recently has been IG's Newsletter Editor Alison Barlow who wrote in to support the neighbours of a previous guest on Saturday Live who objected to the guest's plantings of eucalyptus trees in her garden in Highbury. Alison pointed out that eucalyptus trees are not only non-native but grow much too big for small urban gardens. She suggested that the eucalyptus should be taken out and replaced with a British native such as hawthorn which is on a better scale for urban gardeners. Ed's note: Hawthorn is also far, far better for our English wildlife as it supports a wide variety of creatures, and has two periods of charm in the year with its spring flowers and autumn berries.
