Author Archives for Jim Buttress

Tips for June 2022

May 20, 2022 11:47 am Published by Jim Buttress Comments Off

Remove flowering shoots on rhubarb. Cut back any remaining leaves from spring flowering bulbs, once they have started to turn... View Article

May 2, 2022 8:11 am Published by Jim Buttress Comments Off

Lift and divide overcrowded daffodil clumps. Gently separate offsets from parent bulbs and replant immediately, at a depth of three... View Article

March 29, 2022 10:14 am Published by Jim Buttress Comments Off

If you did not prune your lavender last autumn do so now, use secateurs or shears to remove spent flower... View Article

February 28, 2022 9:52 am Published by Jim Buttress Comments Off

Deadhead daffodils as the flowers fade. Pinch off flowers and seed capsules. Leave stems to die back naturally with the... View Article

January 31, 2022 9:56 am Published by Jim Buttress Comments Off

Prune Wisteria by cutting back side shoots and shortening the summer pruned shoots further to just two or three buds.... View Article

December 29, 2021 10:33 am Published by Jim Buttress Comments Off

Prune winter flowering Jasminum Nudiflorum once the flowers have faded, thinning and reducing the shrubs size. Plan a crop rotation... View Article

December 1, 2021 10:36 am Published by Jim Buttress Comments Off

Keep flowering Azalea, Cyclamen and Hyacinths in cool conditions 50-59 deg. F. Clean bird baths and feeders well and regularly... View Article

November 1, 2021 9:59 am Published by Jim Buttress Comments Off

Plant tulips this month. Plant to two or three times the bulbs depth. Protect with wire mesh covering if squirrels... View Article

September 27, 2021 8:32 am Published by Jim Buttress Comments Off

Prune tall growing shrubs that are hard pruned in Spring, such as Lavatera and Buddleia, by half now to reduce... View Article

August 29, 2021 10:16 am Published by Jim Buttress Comments Off

Plant spring flowering bulbs such as Crocus, Daffodils, Hyacinths and Muscari. Plant Tulips in November to reduce problems with tulip... View Article