Summer Garden Maintenance Tips
Gardens are now reaching their peak, full of colour and scent from flowers such as roses and sweet peas. Gardening can take a more leisurely pace now. It really is the time of year to enjoy your garden, appreciate the flowers and watch the abundance of resident wildlife. Make sure the birds have enough water […]
Summer Hedge Pruning Advice
Complete summer pruning of wisteria this month. Prune all the long new whippy growth back to five or six buds from the main stem. This encourages the plant to produce flower buds. If you have a young plant and want to extend the framework, leave the side shoots on but tie them in to where […]
Preparing your flower borders for a beautiful summer display
If your flower borders have ‘bare patches’ now is a good time to sow hardy annuals outdoors. Examples are love-in-a-mist, nasturtium sunflowers, calendula, poppy, love-in-a-mist, larkspur, poached egg flowers, lavatera, alyssum, cornflower, night scented stock, and climbers like nasturtium and scented sweet pea. As a company that offers garden design Gloucestershire, we understand that there are lots to choose from and it’s […]
November Gardening Jobs
Plant tulips this month as the temperature is cool enough to discourage fungal diseases. Check for blue mould on your bulbs and do not plant them if you discover it. They do require good drainage so you can mix your soil with gravel if your soil is heavy clay. The end that tapers is the […]
Lawn and Hedge Care
Continue to mow grass regularly during this month to encourage good growth. Mowing is the best way to ensure you have a good lawn. Once a week is fine but for a really good lawn, mow it twice a week. During dry weather raise the blades of the mower and mow less often. The grass […]
Jobs for the July Garden
Midsummer, and the garden is awash with colour. There is always plenty of work to be done, but make the most of the long summer evenings, relax and enjoy the fruits of your labours earlier in the year. At this time of year gardens are not only full of colour, but the scent of flowers […]
Jobs for your garden in December
Garden Fencing When the garden greenery has died back, you get to see the bare bones of your garden and now is a good opportunity for adjusting or changing your perimeter fences – the backdrop to your spring, summer and autumn display. With bad weather and winter storms causing inevitable damage in some cases, many […]
Jobs for the October Garden
Autumn’s fallen leaves are precious and shouldn’t be wasted in a garden. Rake them up to make leaf mould to be used next autumn as a mulch and soil improver. If they aren’t too wet, use the mower to break them up, especially if you have a large garden. The leaves decompose faster if broken […]
Jobs to do in the January Garden
For the gardener, January is an exciting time. Days may be bleak and cold but they are getting longer and even at this time the garden is far from lacking in interest. Early bulbs are bravely starting to push their way through cold earth to brighten dark days – harbingers of an approaching spring. If […]
Jobs to Do in Your Garden in June
Summer is really here! Ornamental borders will soon be at their best when towards the end of the month scented roses begin to flower in earnest. There is plenty to do in the garden to keep you occupied, such as cutting back and mowing, but it’s a time of year to really sit back and […]