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Did
your Ice plant (sedum spectabile) flop this
year? |
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Every so
often a plant decides that it cannot
support it's long stems, so it flops
outwards. This leaves your plant looking
rather ugly. To avoid this next season,
dig him up and replant about six plants
in the same spot ,but add some compost first
. Next Autumn you will have a plant on the
same scale as the last and one that stays
upright. |
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Clear
Snow |
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Brush heavy snow off trees shrubs
and conifers with a broom to prevent branches
getting
damaged. |
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Split
& Divide Perennials |
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Dig up, divide and re-plant perennial
plants that have been undisturbed for a
few years . This will encourage healthy
growth and encourage them to produce more and better
blooms. |
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Get
Planting |
It may be getting cold in the air, but the
soil is still retaining some warmth. So
it's a good time to plant that hedge you
have always wanted or shrubs and trees.
Get rid of your old roses and replace with
new. The warmth in the soil means good strong
root growth , so get them in now before
heavy snow comes along and the soil freezes.
You can plant out now, camellias, azaleas,
conifers, shrubs, roses, rhododendrons,
trees, plants and trees on display outside at garden
centres are usually ones you can plant now,
but its always best to check a member of
staff.
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Propagation
Preparation - Before it's time to sow |
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By now you will be itching to get sowing
seeds, and getting stuck into the greenhouse
and the garden.
Well, patience is a virtue!
It won’t be long before you are starting
off your sweet peas, and broad beans, but
for now, preparation is the key!!!
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Thinking
of seeding a new lawn in spring? |
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If you're thinking of seeding a new lawn
in spring then you need to be preparing
the ground now. Dig the area over making
sure you remove all perennial weeds. Leave
the soil clumpy and rough as the weather
will break this down. |
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Scarify-
Spike the lawn |
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Unless your lawn is very new, scarify
and spike now. Clear any leaves off, as
in damp weather, they can harbour fungus
underneath, and you end up with a yellow
lawn. |
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Grapevines |
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Prune vines while they are still dormant.
Cut off last years canes which fruited and
tie down the new ones. |
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Move
potted shrubs into greenhouse |
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Shrubs in containers can suffer from root
death and dehydration in freezing weather.
Move them into a unheated greenhouse. |
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Take
cuttings |
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Propagate shrubs & perennials by taking
hardwood or root cuttings. |
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Mushrooms
and toad stools on the lawn |
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Mushrooms and toad stools are a pest, some
gardeners say.
Saying that, some gardeners like to see
them. If you don't want them, brush them
off or use the mower. However,
leave them and
bring a bit of magic to you're garden, you
may even see a fairy! |
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The
Pond |
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Clear out all fallen leafs and twigs. Place
thin netting over pond if possible . If
leaves are left to rot in the pond, dangerous
gases build up and could kill any fish you
have. Remove pumps ,fountains and filters
and give them a good clean, then put away
till next year. Put a ball in the pond,
this leaves an open area on the surface
so gases can escape if the pond gets iced
up for sometime. Also fish can get oxygen.
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