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Snow
Drops |
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If you haven't any snowdrops in your garden
but next door has, why not beg some off
them! Snowdrops can be lifted and divided
as long as you re-plant them straight away. |
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Tender
plants need protection |
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Plants such as Cordylines and
Fuchsia
should be kept out of the frost, so bring
them into the green house or conservatory.
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Brush
heavy snow off trees |
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Brush
shrubs and conifers with a broom to prevent
branches getting damaged. |
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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.
Buy plants online here... |
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Get
your Orders in now! |
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Order your summer flowering bulbs now, such
as gladioli, dahlias and begonias to ensure
you have colourful borders in your garden.
Buy bulbs online here... |
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High
winds - Don't put this job off. |
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At this time of year strong winds are expected
so archways, fence posts and panels need
to be secure including young trees. Young
trees should be staked. Also check climbing
plants are fastened back. |
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Pampas Grass |
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If your pampas flower stems are looking
a bit on the untidy side then trim the stems
back but don't cut back to far until later
on in spring as there may be wildlife sheltering
within the pampas. |
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debris from the borders |
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Clear Flower borders of debris.
Remove all debris from flower borders. Dig
out annuals and turn over the soil as you
go.
Cut perennials
back down to ground level. |
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Buddleia |
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The Butterfly
bush-Buddleia give it an annual hard prune.
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Prune
apple & pear trees |
At this time of year, apple and pear trees
are dormant and so is a good time to do
a bit of pruning and thinning out. Cut back
the new growth to one or two buds.
Thin out branches that are twisted, growing
and rubbing other branches. Doing these
jobs will increase light and a good flow
of air through the tree.
To finish off give the tree a winter wash
this will kill insect eggs that maybe already
on the tree. |
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Late
Flowering Clematis |
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If you have a late summer-flowering Clematis
then this can be pruned. If you wish to
keep your Clematis tall then just shorten
all flowered side shoots to one leaf joint
beyond the frame work of the main stems.
To keep your clematis small and to rejuvenate
old clematis then prune hard back to
about a foot off the ground. |
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Mulch
the borders |
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Borders need some kind of mulch, use leaf
mould, compost or well rotted manure. Whatever
you choose to use you need to be putting
a layer at least two inches thick. So simply
spread it all over the boarder two inches
thick that will do fine. By doing this you
are putting nutrients back into the soil
which plants feed on and you also increase
the temperature of the soil which helps
protect plant roots over winter.
Using a mulch to keep down weeds...
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