Food Garden – Weird and Wonderful Flavours
Food Garden – Weird and Wonderful Flavours Your food garden may seem a little bit dull and boring this year, after all, you have been growing and eating the same things year after year. Try something new this year! Strange but fascinating food crops are becoming more and more popular. It may be something of … Continue reading “Food Garden – Weird and Wonderful Flavours”
Plant Accolade
Plant Accolade There are some plants you should look out for this spring, therefore, we have set up a plant accolade article. Magnolia stellata ‘water lily’ Pulminaria rubra Camellia japonica ‘Bob’s Tinsie’ This is a compact shrub which spreads as it gets older. It has amazing white, star-shaped flowers with as many as 32 … Continue reading “Plant Accolade”
Rose Black Spot
Gardeners who dislike spraying their roses should steer clear of all but the disease-resistant rugosas. It is quite common for roses to be disease-ridden and the latest irritant is the Rose black spot. Tolerable control is the most likely to achieve. A natural control that many have found useful is Sulphur rose. To be effective, … Continue reading “Rose Black Spot”
Plant Focus
Plant Focus During our plant focus this week, we will be concentrating on some lovely colourful plants which would no doubt look great in your garden. We hope that these facts and figures will help you and maybe even encourage you to grow them in your own garden! Petunia ‘Phantom’ A breakthrough in breeding has … Continue reading “Plant Focus”
Mulching – the Pros and Cons
In gardening terms, mulching is usually when you use a layer of organic material on your soil and borders in order to improve the growth of your plants by adding nutrients to the soil. It is also a technique used to control the amount of weed growth. As most weeds need light to germinate, any layer thick … Continue reading “Mulching – the Pros and Cons”
Lavender Pests
Lavender Pests The little green inhabitants who festoon the likes of lavender and rosemary are nymphs from the sap-sucking common froghopper. The female hopers lay their eggs on the green leaves in autumn which then overwinter and hatch in early May. They then cover themselves in foam-like substance to protect themselves against predators. A way … Continue reading “Lavender Pests”
Winter Lawn Problems
Winter Lawn Problems Has your lawn become weak and bald due to a harsh winter? This is sometimes an issue due to compacted poor draining clay soil. Also, we forget often that good healthy grass dies back and becomes thin, especially in areas which catch the shade. However, during the following weeks, there are usually … Continue reading “Winter Lawn Problems”
How to Feed Blackcurrants, Pears and Plum Trees
Feeding Blackcurrants, Pears and Plums To feed blackcurrants, plums and pears well, a good base to use is nitrogen. Add the nitrogen when applying a general compound fertiliser or rotted manure mulch. Do this now in the spring months to motivate fruits into a good growth. If this spring is dry like last year it … Continue reading “How to Feed Blackcurrants, Pears and Plum Trees”
Garden Jobs to do for February
Six Important Seasonal Garden Jobs Here are a list of our top six seasonal garden hobs to get sorted this year! Sprout early potatoes by laying them out in a cool, light, frost-free place. To promote the growth of strong, young flowering stems, Prune roses. Cut down ornamental grasses and herbaceous perennials that were left … Continue reading “Garden Jobs to do for February”
Blind Daffodils
Blind Daffodils Newly planted daffodils usually grow and flower well initially, but subsequent flowering may be reduced or fail despite healthy, numerous leaves. Daffodils’ with foliage but no flowers are therefore known as ‘blind’. Causes and Avoiding Blindness for Daffodils Dry situations: Water bulbs thoroughly after flowering until the foliage begins to turn pale. Apply … Continue reading “Blind Daffodils”