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February Gardening Tips
Spring is close.... With a little stretch in the days, we can spend more time in the garden enjoying the early spring colour and look forward to the new season by completing the following tasks:
Flower/Plants
- Take root cuttings from perennials
- Move shrubs growing in the wrong place
- Spread a mulch over your borders
- Pot up containers with bedding displays for spring
- Winter prune your wisteria
Fruit/Vegetables
- Force Rhubarb
- Check fruits in store, removing any that show signs of rot
- Prune apples and pears to remove damaged or diseased branches
- Cover soil with polythene to protect it from rain
- Plant new fruit trees, cane fruits and bushes
Greenhouse
- Clean greenhouses
- Sow onions in a heated propagator
- Prune conservatory climbers
- Bring in strawberries for early flowering and fruiting
- Take cuttings of chrysanthemums
General
- Sprinkle gritty compost over your lawn
- Wash flowerpots and seed trays
- Order seedlings and young plants for pots and bedding displays
- Net fruit trees and bushes
- Send petrol mowers for a service
New year, new start....with shorter days and cold weather, January presents the opportunity to make plans for your garden for the year ahead and make a start on the following tasks:
The slower winter months have passed and by mid-March we’re ready to welcome Spring and start the new season in earnest! As the weather improves our gardens stir into growth - these are the jobs to complete now:
A busy month is ahead in the garden, as the weather begins to warm, days are a little longer and blossom surrounds us! Now's the time to get sowing and planting.....
May has arrived and it really is a lovely month in the garden! Days are getting warmer and longer, we're surrounded by trees in leaf and blossom and our pots, borders and baskets burst with wonderful colour! We can really feel that Summer is on the way and it’s time to tidy up spring plants, plant out summer flowers and get planning for Autumn...
As Summer arrives, we can relax outdoors enjoying the long, warm days surrounded by our gardens in full growth, colour and fragrance! There’s plenty to harvest in the vegetable garden and keeping on top of weeds is a key task!
The garden is in full bloom, full of mid summer colour, texture and fragrance! Now is the time to maintain the blooms, providing your garden with the care it needs to prevent drying out during the warmest months
With long, hot summer days, August is the time to relax and enjoy the beauty of the garden. Regular watering, feeding and tidying are keys to keeping your garden looking beautiful... .
September is the perfect time to take stock of your garden after the busy summer period. Now is the time to establish new plants and make plans for the coming seasons... .
In October, with colder nights and shorter days, we can enjoy the last splashes of autumn colour in our beds and borders. With the prospect of first frosts, there are plenty of jobs to be done in the garden....
Winter is on the way.... As the days shorten, we enjoy the array of autumn colour as leaves fall and shrubs reveal berries and can be busy with these jobs: