What Sort To Choose EARLIES are planted closer together so are better in a small place and are less likely to suffer from blight because you lift them earlier in the year. 1st EARLIES don’t store well but give you great “new potatoes” fresh from the garden. They take 10 – 13 weeks from planting […]
It’s easy to make your garden more wildlife-friendly.Encouraging pollinating insects like bees and butterflies will increase your crops of fruit, and ofvegetables like runner beans. Birds will eat your insect pests, and enable you to reduce the amount ofpesticide you have to use in the garden. And you’ll be doing your bit for conservation! Bees […]
February Top Tips Start sowing / planting sweet peas outdoors – they are very hardy and perform better under cold conditions. Brighten up spring pots, tubs and window boxes with Snowdrops, Dwarf Daffodils and Primroses which are in flower now. Start chitting seed potatoes for early crops. Plant lily bulbs, but protect new shoots from late frosts. […]
Click here fore our guide to growing cucumber Cucumbers are tender climbing or scrambling plants, for growing in a greenhouse, cold frames are glaze box-like structures made from brick or wood with a hinged or removable, glazed, sloping lid. Useful to protect plants from cold weather over winter or acclimatise (harden off) young plants in spring and […]
Cacti come in all shapes and sizes, textures and flower colours. There are two main groups of Cacti – the desert Cacti (usually covered in spines), and the jungle or rainforest Cacti (often without spines and most are epiphytes). Choose the right cactus for the right spot and you’ll have a trouble-free, interesting houseplant that […]
A bonsai is a mature tree in miniature, growing in a small, shallow pot. In essence, the ideal is to reproduce the beauty and strength of an ancient tree, with a surrounding “landscape” of rock and moss. The elegant glazed pot, the “landscape”, and the tree itself, should all form an aesthetically pleasing whole. This […]
Some great January top tips for all you garden lovers! 1. Prune trees and shrubs as required, using sharp secateurs,loppers, and a pruning saw, and disinfecting tools after use. 2. Protect tender plants with horticultural fleece, and preventplanted pots from freezing solid by wrapping them in bubblewrap. 3. A good time to plant roses, trees […]
IN THE GREENHOUSE Time for a thorough clean with Jeyes Fluid to kill overwintering pests and diseases. Remove shading materials and insulate with bubble polythene. Use a paraffin or electric heater to keep frost-free. IN THE GARDEN Plant Spring bulbs for colour next year. Plant trees, shrubs, conifers, heathers, roses and perennials while the soil […]
Monthly Gardening Tips For October In the greenhouse, remove shading material and insulate with bubble polythene. Plant Spring Bulbs for colour next year. Plant trees, shrubs, conifers, heathers, roses and perennials while the soil is moist and warm. Add interest to your garden with easy-to-install low voltage or solar lighting. Clear away spent annual […]
Cacti come in all shapes and sizes, textures and flower colours. There are two main groups of cacti – the desert cacti (usually covered in spines), and the jungle or rainforest cacti (often without spines and most are epiphytes). Choose the right cactus for the right spot and you’ll have a trouble-free , interesting houseplant […]
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