Feburary Gardening Tips Garden Ideas

Gardening Tips for the month of FEBURARY – Late Winter Protect any early soft fruit blossom from frost damage if you can Feed the birds Plant hellebore’s for seasonal colour Epimediums may require a tidy up – Frost damaged leaves Last chance to prune Fruit Trees Last chance to prune ornamental trees Watch out for overwintering pests Protect any patio plants and containers Purchase any seeds for the coming season Keep your pond clear of debris and try to stop … Read More >

January Gardening Tips Garden Ideas

Gardening Tips for the month of JANUARY – Mid Winter Feed the birds Plant hellebore’s for seasonal colour Prune your shrubs – Reshape or reducing Prune Fruit Trees Prune ornamental trees Dig over vegetable beds and add manure ready for the coming season Plant scented Daphne’s Watch out for overwintering pests Prepare a bean trench – Dig out and fill with compost bin contents Prepare the greenhouse for the upcoming seed sowings Check any Hardwood cuttings in the soil – … Read More >

December Gardening Tips Garden Ideas

Gardening Tips for the month of DECEMBER – Early Winter Feed the birds Force chicory Sow early broad beans Prune deciduous trees Prune your shrubs – Reshape or reducing WEED Harvest brassicas Check any Hardwood cuttings in the soil – Make sure they have not been lifted by any frosts Carry on taking hardwood cuttings Cut back summer-flowering clematis Protect vulnerable plants from frost Plant winter baskets with early flowering bulbs Protect patio plants – Move against a warm wall … Read More >