Jim Buttress

Judging Summer Show, Southfleet Gardeners Society, Southfleet Village Hall, Dale Road, Southfleet.
2025-08-02 12:00 - 16:00 UTC

Talk and Garden Advice, Cancer Research, 11 Colepitswood Road, Eltham SE9 2QJ
2025-08-29 14:00 - 16:00

Judging Shorne Cottage Garden Society Autumn Show Shorne Village Hall Kent
2025-09-06 14:00 - 16:00

Guest London Childrens Flower Society 80th Anniversary Garden Party, Lullingstone World Garden, Lullingstone Castle, Eynsford, DA4 OJa
2025-09-10

Judging Biggin Hill Horticultural Society Autumn Show, St Marks Church Hall, Church Rd, Biggin Hill TN16 3LB
2025-09-13 14:00 - 16:00

Compere Ruxley in Bloom Awards Ceremony, Ruxley Garden Centre Sidcup Kent
2025-09-17 19:00 - 20:00

Chairman. Garden Committee, Fullers Mill, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds IP28 6HD
2025-10-09

Talk 65 Years in Horticulture, West Mara ARA, West Malling Village Hall, West Malling, ME19 6RW
2025-10-10

Compere, London Garden Society Awards Presentation, The Livery Hall, Guid Hall, City of London, EC2V 7HH
2025-10-16 19:00 - 21:00

Talk" The World Garden Lullingstone Castle" Optara Orpington, Methodist Hall Sevenoaks Rd, Orpington, BR6 9JH
2025-11-14 14:00 - 16:00

Presentation of Awards, Shorne Cottage Garden Society, Village Hall, Shorne, Kent
2025-11-15 19:30 - 21:00

Tips for December 2025
2025-11-30 08:00 - 17:00
Clean bird baths and feeders well and regularly with garden disinfectant.
Prune birches (Betula) Japanese Maples (Acer) and ornamental and edible grapevines this month, as they are prone to bleed from pruning cuts in the months after Christmas.
If you have a sunny window sill, microgreens can provide regular harvests throughout winter. Many, such as Mung Beans, Mustard and Pea Shoots will grow happily in pots if well watered.
To keep Poinsettias (Euphorbia Pulcherrima) plants looking good throughout the Christmas period and beyond, position them in good light away from draughts. Allow the compost to dry out slightly between waterings.
Blackcurrant fruit best on younger wood, so remove up to a third of older branches at the base.
Prevent premature needle drop by placing Christmas trees in water. Always position trees away from heat and water container grown trees often.
Cut back overgrown deciduous shrubs such as Berberis, Weigela, Flowering Currant and Philadelphus. Thin them out by removing a few branches at ground level.
Plant dormant crowns of rhubarb from now until mid spring. Dig in plenty of well rotted compost or manure and plant so crown tip is just below the surface.
Pot up Hippeastrum (Amaryllis) bulbs, placing in a sunny spot indoors, to encourage flowering in the New Year. Keep two-thirds of the bulb above the soil. Increase watering as leaves grow.
Garlic can still be planted 2.5cm deep in in well drained soil or in pots.
