This month is a great time to plant container grown trees and shrubs. Planting them now will give them a great start for next spring. The soil will hopefully be moist and warm, therefore giving the roots chance to settle … Continue reading →

Keep deadheading roses, this stops the rose from putting all its energy into producing seeds and hips. These in turn will, especially in the case of modern roses produce more flower buds. Prune back to one or two leaflets below … Continue reading →

Don’t forget to deadhead your fading roses’ flowers, remembering to prune them just above a leaf. A bud should emerge from the leaf stalk and stem. Also consider feeding the rose with a rose specific fertiliser, this will prolong the … Continue reading →

As the threat of frost has gone it’s now safe to plant out your summer bedding plants, in your beds, borders, containers and hanging baskets. Make sure they are kept well watered, particularly in dry periods. Those spring flowering bulbs … Continue reading →

As spring flowering plants come to the end of their season, and warmer and frost free nights are now around the corner, now is a good time to remove them and prepare for summer bedding plants to go in. Don’t … Continue reading →

This month we will see a huge increase in slugs and snails due to warmer days and moist soils. For those of you who are non-organic (tut tut) spread a few slug pellets around those plants affected. For those that … Continue reading →

As the worst of the winter weather is over, now is a good time to prune shrub roses. Remove all dead, diseased or damaged stems, as well as crossing stems that may rub against each other. Once pruned don’t forget … Continue reading →

Towards the end of the month you can prune back late flowering clematis which is classed as “Group 3” clematis. In some milder parts of the country they will already be producing shoots. Be very careful as they can be … Continue reading →

Now is a good time to check tree ties and stakes on young trees. Make sure the ties are secure, but not so tight that they restrict growth. Any ties that are too tight loosen off a little to allow … Continue reading →

Now is the time to prune all your tall bush roses by half, this prevents wind rock. When roses are rocked about a hole can develop causing water to pool around the base. This causes rot, worse still, if this … Continue reading →