Tips for August 2022
July 31, 2022 9:52 amCarry out a final trim of the year on evergreen hedges this month. Summer fruiting raspberry canes can now be... View Article
Carry out a final trim of the year on evergreen hedges this month. Summer fruiting raspberry canes can now be... View Article
Pinch out the growing points of runner beans when they reach the top of the support system. Summer prune wisteria... View Article
Remove flowering shoots on rhubarb. Cut back any remaining leaves from spring flowering bulbs, once they have started to turn... View Article
Lift and divide overcrowded daffodil clumps. Gently separate offsets from parent bulbs and replant immediately, at a depth of three... View Article
If you did not prune your lavender last autumn do so now, use secateurs or shears to remove spent flower... View Article
Deadhead daffodils as the flowers fade. Pinch off flowers and seed capsules. Leave stems to die back naturally with the... View Article
Prune Wisteria by cutting back side shoots and shortening the summer pruned shoots further to just two or three buds.... View Article
Prune winter flowering Jasminum Nudiflorum once the flowers have faded, thinning and reducing the shrubs size. Plan a crop rotation... View Article
Keep flowering Azalea, Cyclamen and Hyacinths in cool conditions 50-59 deg. F. Clean bird baths and feeders well and regularly... View Article
Plant tulips this month. Plant to two or three times the bulbs depth. Protect with wire mesh covering if squirrels... View Article