Winter maintenance

Winter Tips for your Garden

Winter Tips for your Garden Are you struggling to get out into the garden this month? it’s time to get motivated and get the garden maintenance routine up and running so that you are in full swing for the spring/summertime! Just to help you get started, we have got a few winter tips for you … Continue reading “Winter Tips for your Garden”

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Waterlogging Advice

Advice for Waterlogging Waterlogging can be such a pain in your garden, especially at this time of the year when the weather is not fantastic. It’s easy to tell when you have water logging in your garden when it’s raining as much as it is! Regularly check to make sure that your garden hasn’t got … Continue reading “Waterlogging Advice”

Snow Clearing

Snow Preparation

Snow Preparation We do need to keep an eye on the temperature this month. If you don’t have frost protection in your garden and greenhouse then one extremely cold night could be fatal to the plants inside. It’s important that you care for your garden during this cold time and make sure that you are … Continue reading “Snow Preparation”

December Pruning

December Pruning Hopefully, you will still be able to fit in a touch of gardening during this busy month! Keep your garden looking up to scratch, ready for when family and friends come to visit over the holidays. It’s not everybody’s idea of fun working in the garden when the temperature is so cold, so … Continue reading “December Pruning”

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December Garden Tips

It’s becoming even colder now as we edge towards winter, the frost is slowly creeping in and we are hoping that your gardens are fully prepped and ready for the harsh weather approaching – maybe even snow! The chilling idea of snow over this winter does seem to excite the children – but your garden … Continue reading “December Garden Tips”

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Planting Spring Flowering Bulbs

Planting Spring Flowering Bulbs Everybody wants a fantastic looking garden for the upcoming months when everything begins to grow again. Here are some ideas of what seeds to sow and spring flowering bulbs to start planting which will give you a head start, ready for that blooming lovely spring! Between October and December is the … Continue reading “Planting Spring Flowering Bulbs”

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Autumn Advice

Winter is fast approaching us and there’s not much left to do in the garden but Blue Iris doesn’t fail to provide you with help, here are some top pieces of late autumn advice for the next few weeks. If you haven’t done so already, now is as good a time as any to carry … Continue reading “Autumn Advice”

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Protecting your Garden in Winter

Protecting your Garden in Winter We’ve had a lot of clients contacting us over the last few weeks who have been inquiring about how to protect their garden from the elements. Since so many are eager to find out how to do this, we would like to offer you a little more advice on protecting … Continue reading “Protecting your Garden in Winter”

October Top Tips for your Garden

October Top Tips for your Garden The Blue Iris team have gathered together some October top tips to consider this month. It’s important that you keep on top of your garden in order to ensure that your garden is in tip-top condition for the upcoming winter months! Allowing leaves to collect on your lawn can … Continue reading “October Top Tips for your Garden”

Autumn Jobs in the Garden

Autumn Jobs in the Garden The dark nights and mornings have been creeping up on us this autumn and we are quickly running out of daylight. Even so, your garden still needs tending to and you can definitely carry out a number of autumn jobs so that you are ready for the spring. Here are … Continue reading “Autumn Jobs in the Garden”