Tips for August 19
July 29, 2019 1:10 pmPrune Wisteria, Remove all whippy shoots cutting back to 5 or 6 buds from the main stems. Keep protective measures... View Article
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Tips for July 2019
June 26, 2019 9:20 amSummer prune Wisteria cutting back long whippy shoots to five or six buds from main stem. Lift spring planted garlic... View Article
Tips for June 19
June 3, 2019 7:39 amRemove spent flowers from camellias and rhododendrons. Avoid damage to brittle leaf buds. They appear just behind the blooms. Start... View Article
Tips for May 2019
April 28, 2019 1:58 pmHarvest rhubarb stalks reach 9-12″. Pull (do not cut) stalks. Lift and divide overcrowded daffodil clumps. Separate offsets from parent... View Article
Tips for April 2019
March 28, 2019 12:47 pmTrim Lavender. Take out old flower stems and shorten shoots by 2.5cm if not done last Autumn. Plant summer flowering... View Article
Tips for March 19
February 28, 2019 3:29 pmComplete rose pruning this month. Feed plants afterwards with a general purpose or proprietary rose feed, mulch with garden compost... View Article
Tips for February 2019
January 30, 2019 10:00 amPrune autumn fruiting raspberry canes. Cut the canes down to ground level. Cut back late summer and autumn flowering clematis... View Article
Tips for January 2019
January 2, 2019 4:43 pmYou can winter prune Wisteria this month or next. Shorten shoots that were pruned last summer to two or three... View Article
Tips for December 2018
December 3, 2018 10:36 amTidy and dead head winter bedding containers regularly. Purchase seed potatoes at the end of this month. It may seem... View Article
Tips for November 2018
October 17, 2018 8:32 amPlant tulip bulbs. Plant new rhubarb crowns. Space them 39″ apart. Lift and split established plants. Only use outer edge... View Article