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March Gardening Tips

Mar 09, 2024

When cutting the lawn for the first time of the year keep the mower blades high usually cutting off around one third of the length. Alternatively just mow a path through and plant some bulbs and wildflowers and watch your lawn come alive with colour and insects. If you have a propagator, heated greenhouse or…

July Gardening Tips

Prune back the strong growth on Figs to control the size of the plant and channel the plants energy into the development of new fruit. Autumn flowering bulbs such as Colchicum and Nerines can be planted now. After flowering congested bearded Irises can be lifted and divided to restore vigour and improve flowering for next…

June Gardening Tips

Overcrowded clumps of spring flowering bulbs can be lifted and divided once the leaves have started to yellow. Fruit trees naturally shed some fruit in June, but overcrowded branches should still be thinned further for bigger juicier fruits. If not already done greenhouses should be shaded now to prevent plants from becoming stressed with the…

May Garden Tips

Pheromone traps can be hung in fruit trees now to catch Plum or Codling moths. Keep recently put in plants well-watered this is the most important thing when establishing new plants and preventing them from getting checked in growth. If you have a pond make sure wildlife can get out by having a sloping side…

April Gardening Tips

The soil should be warm enough now for sowing a range of vegetables outside including beetroot, carrot, lettuce, radish and peas. Lilies which have their pond can be divided and replanted once they come into growth. Lavenders can be lightly trimmed to prevent them becoming leggy and woody at the bottom. Now is a good…