Gardening jobs in April: Keep your borders tidy up pulling out any weeds. Prune any plant that is taking too much space and growing across other plants. If there was no chance to put organic manure over the winter, this is the time of the year to apply a synthetic fertilizer. For trees and shrubs, […]
Gardening jobs in October: Rake up fallen leaves and make leafmould. Reduce the frequency of mowing. Rake out thatch, aerate and top-dress lawns. Lay turf to make new lawns. Dig over empty areas of soil. Finish planting evergreen shrubs. Take hardwood cutting from shrubs. Lift and store dahlias. gladioli and summer flowering bulbs. Prune climbing […]
Gardening jobs in September: Mow the lawn less regularly. Sow or turf new lawns, and scarify and aerate established ones. Take hardwood cuttings from roses. Plant spring-flowering bulbs, plant out spring-flowering biennials. Keep collecting seeds from perennials and cut down and divide them. Harvest the last of courgettes and lift the maincrop potatoes Plant onio […]
Gardening jobs in August: Continue weeding borders regularly. Savings seeds. Watch out around for seed ripening on plants in the garden. If the lavender grows too big, trim it slightly. Continue to deadhead roses. In this month we will do the last trim for almost hedges. Plant bulb by the end of this month. Plant […]
Gardening jobs in June: Deadheading will be a regular job as some flowers go over. This will help to extend the flowering period. Hoe or hand-pull weeds Fill any gaps up with some plants for the summer. Control greenfly on roses. Remove very gently the faded flowers in the Rhododendron. Mow the lawn regularly. Apply […]
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