Tips for February 26
January 29, 2026 11:51 am Comments Off on Tips for February 26For late flowering Clematis in pruning group 3 (such as Viticellas), cut all growth to healthy buds 15-30 cm above... View Article
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Tips for January 2026
January 1, 2026 4:24 pm Comments Off on Tips for January 2026Sow sweet peas indoors individually in root trainers or 9cm pots. Autumn-sown seedlings can be potted on now if necessary.... View Article
Tips for December 2025
November 30, 2025 4:02 pm Comments Off on Tips for December 2025Clean bird baths and feeders regularly with a garden disinfectant. Prune Birches (Betula) Japanese Maple (Acer) and ornamental and edible... View Article
Tips for November 2025
October 16, 2025 9:29 am Comments Off on Tips for November 2025Plant tulips this month. Plant two or three times the bulbs depth. Start winter pruning apple and pear trees once... View Article
Tips for October 2025
September 29, 2025 7:56 am Comments Off on Tips for October 2025Plant Alium, Lilly and Fritiaria bulbs in beds or pots. Bury roughly two or three times their length, pointed end... View Article
Tips for September 2025
August 30, 2025 9:43 am Comments Off on Tips for September 2025September and October are the best time to plant daffodils, crocus and iris bulbs. Tulips can wait until November without... View Article
Tips for August 2025
July 29, 2025 2:50 pm Comments Off on Tips for August 2025Shorten the long whippy growth on Wisteria back to five or six leaves. This will encourage flower buds to develop... View Article
Tips for July 2025
June 29, 2025 1:18 pm Comments Off on Tips for July 2025Continue to harvest summer-fruiting raspberries. Once fruiting is finished, cut old fruited canes to ground-level and tie in new, healthy... View Article
Tips for June 2025
June 2, 2025 7:55 am Comments Off on Tips for June 2025As soon as soft fruit starts to ripen, such as blue berries, strawberries and gooseberries, protect them from birds by... View Article
Tips for May 2025
May 1, 2025 8:12 am Comments Off on Tips for May 2025Place pheromone traps in apple and pear trees to monitor attacks from codling moth that cause “maggoty” fruit. Plant up... View Article