Tips for Jan 2020
January 1, 2020 11:01 amYou can winter-prune Wisteria this month or next, shorten shoots that were pruned last summer to two or three buds... View Article
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Tips for Dec 19
December 2, 2019 9:44 amPrune Acer and Betula before mid-December to avoid bleeding from cuts. Purchase seed potatoes at the end of this month.... View Article
Tips for Nov 19
October 30, 2019 9:41 amPrune Acers now rather than in late spring to avoid the risk of bleeding sap. Plant tulips for spring flowering.... View Article
Tips for October 19
September 28, 2019 8:12 amApply Autumn lawn feed as soon as possible. Apply barrier glue or grease bands to apple and pear trees to... View Article
Tips for September 19
August 27, 2019 8:01 pmPlant spring flowering bulbs such as Crocus, Daffodils, Hyacinths and Muscari by the end of the month. Plant Tulips in... View Article
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
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