Autumn Mulching to Add Nutrients
Autumn Mulching Something to consider doing this month is adding mulch to your garden, whether it’s to your borders, under trees or other soil areas. Mulching will add lots of nutrients to your garden and therefore make healthy and happy plants. Usually, people associate mulching with late winter. This is because mulching at this time … Continue reading “Autumn Mulching to Add Nutrients”
October Gardening
October Gardening As we head further into autumn some can be forgiven for believing that gardening is all over for the year. However, there are still some important jobs that need to be included in your October gardening this month. This article is aimed to help and inform on what these jobs are. Jobs to do: Apples … Continue reading “October Gardening”
Your October Garden
Your October Garden What to do in your October Garden? Here are some tips to help you on your way this month. By carrying out these jobs, your garden will be so much more healthy and happy and will look tidy for the month of October: Collect and throw away apples and pears infected by … Continue reading “Your October Garden”
Large Pests Causing Damage
Large Pests Causing Damage Have you got large pests causing damage tSome of our native mammals are causing havoc with our gardens and are beginning to cause serious damage. What to do and what not to do Netting is a good way to protect new plants and new growth from rabbits, however boundary fences can … Continue reading “Large Pests Causing Damage”
Cleaning your Pond
Cleaning your Pond Early autumn is the most suitable time to clean ponds as the water is at its lowest level and the young amphibians have gone. Also, by cleaning your pond out every year, prevents it from being boggy and silted up. Tidy up Remove the vegetation, produced and algae that has built up … Continue reading “Cleaning your Pond”
Alternatives to Hardy Exotics
Blue Iris Landscapes Most Recommended Alternatives to Hardy Exotics These are the different plants we recommend instead of using other Hardy Exotic plants. Large, divided leaves First of all, we recommend Tender exotics such as Tetrapanax Papyrifer may start looking poor in freezing conditions. Although plants may seem dead, they often re-shoot from below the … Continue reading “Alternatives to Hardy Exotics”
Targeting Slugs and Snails
Targeting Slugs and Snails Many species of slugs and snails are common to every garden. These pests often damage seedlings and the soft growth to herbaceous plants. Controlling the spread of these pests, especially in spring and autumn can have maximum effect and considerably reduces the breeding population. Damage caused by slugs and snails Slugs … Continue reading “Targeting Slugs and Snails”
Drought Tips
Drought Tips Here are some drought tips that Blue Iris Recommends for your garden: Trees and Shrubs Mature trees and shrubs don’t need frequent watering so can withstand long droughts. However this can not be said for young newly planted plants. Always apply water over the plants surface so that the rootball and soil is … Continue reading “Drought Tips”
Tree Peony Pruning
Tree Peony Pruning A lot of confusion arises when Tree Peony Pruning is mentioned. Here at Blue Iris Landscapes we have over 25 years experience in pruning and maintaining many plants including the Peony. We have completed a table to explain in detail how to look after them. Resist the urge to prune… Established … Continue reading “Tree Peony Pruning”
Hybrid Berries
Hybrid Berries This table gives four examples of 150 years worth of Hybrid Berries. Blackberry ‘Silvan’ Loganberry Boysenberry Teaberry The ‘Silvan’ is a mix between a loganberry and boysenberry however because of its characteristics it is classed as a blackberry. It bears larger fruit that ripens quicker than many blackberries. A cross between a dewberry and … Continue reading “Hybrid Berries”