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Tips for August 2022

July 31, 2022 9:52 am Published by Jim Buttress

Carry out a final trim of the year on evergreen hedges this month. Summer fruiting raspberry canes can now be... View Article

June 30, 2022 10:28 am Published by Jim Buttress

Pinch out the growing points of runner beans when they reach the top of the support system. Summer prune wisteria... View Article

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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