As the summer months are just around the corner, here are a few tips on helping your garden during the drier periods of the year: Lawns – Make sure you leave your grass longer than normal, by doing this it … Continue reading →

Towards the end of April is the best time for planting out summer flowering bulbs like gladioli. If planting in heavy clay, don’t forget to put some coarse grit in the planting hole and place the corms on top of … Continue reading →

With warmer weather hopefully around the corner be on the lookout for an increase in insect pests, particularly infestations. You can either rub them out or prune out badly infested shoots. Perhaps this is where we get the saying ‘nip … Continue reading →

Once your winter flowering heathers have finished flowering now is the time to trim them back. Use garden shears to trim to the base of the flowering stalks, doing this will encourage side shoots and prevent the centre from going … Continue reading →

If you want to get out into the garden and burn off some of Christmas’s excesses, than now is a good time to spread manure onto bare frozen soil. You won’t cause any harm if you stand on the frozen … Continue reading →

Don’t forget to wrap insulation around your outside garden taps. Wrapping several layers of hessian or lagging material should do the job. The last thing anyone needs is a burst pipe which could affect your household supply, especially on Christmas … Continue reading →

Make sure that all your bird boxes have had their old nesting removed, which can contain parasites. Bird boxes are still important at this time of year as they provide roosts during the winter months. The birds will be more … Continue reading →

Trim conifers for the last time this year, particularly Leyland cypress. Be careful not to cut too deeply as most of these trees won’t produce new growth from old wood. Tulip bulbs can be planted towards the end of this … Continue reading →

Now is a really good time to purchase a compost bin or those of you who are DIY fans could construct one. Autumn will produce plenty of material for the compost bin i.e. fallen leaves, old vegetable growth. However avoid … Continue reading →

If the weather continues to be hot and dry, don’t forget to reduce the frequency of your mowing and to raise the height of the blades. Grass in these conditions won’t be putting on too much growth. For those of … Continue reading →