Pests and Diseases that can Affect your Garden
Pests and Diseases that can Affect your Garden Pests: Lily Beetles: These pests attack lilies. They are bright red in colour and are approximately 8mm long. Their orange-brown excrement coated larvae devour both foliage and flowers. Lily beetles and their larvae can be removed from your plants by hand. Gladioulus Thrips: These are insects that attack Gladioli … Continue reading “Pests and Diseases that can Affect your Garden”
Plant Focus: Growing Phlomis – ‘Edward Bowles’
Plant Focus: Growing Phlomis Helpful tips and ideas for new additions to your garden: Phlomis have been proven to be a delight in summer gardens, with the strong, square stems topped with a two-tone cream and pale yellow flowers adding structure and form. There are about 100 species of Phlomis. Shrubbier forms are found in … Continue reading “Plant Focus: Growing Phlomis – ‘Edward Bowles’”
Gardening Jobs for August
Gardening Jobs To Do In August These are just some of the jobs we will be carrying out as we go around and maintain our customers’ gardens during the month of August: Harvest garlic, onions, and shallots once the stems are brown and dry. Summer-prune established wisteria – it encourages the development of short-flowering spurs … Continue reading “Gardening Jobs for August”
Developing and Planting a New Border
Developing and Planting a New Border This article lists our top 8 key steps for developing and planting a new border in your garden, however if you have any futher queries, contact one of our frinedly team members for further guidance: 1. Marking Out Identify the location and size of the border that will best … Continue reading “Developing and Planting a New Border”
Plant Focus: Growing Fruit
Helpful tips and ideas for new additions to your garden: Growing fruit involves some initial ground preparation but once established they require only a little maintenance such as pruning and feeding. Apples These are the easiest fruit to grow with a harvest season ranging from August through to the late season in December. Strawberries These … Continue reading “Plant Focus: Growing Fruit”
Plant Focus: Red Hot Pokers
Plant Focus: Red Hot Pokers Helpful tips and ideas for new additions to your garden: Kniphofias or Red Hot Pokers are a striking and unusual flower that you shouldn’t be put off from planting at this time of year. They are native to South Africa and range in colour from ivory and orange right through … Continue reading “Plant Focus: Red Hot Pokers”
Gardening in July
Gardening in July: We have created a list of recommendations for gardening in July. Below are our top tips for July gardening, that will keep your garden looking pristine throughout the English summer. Keep plants fed, watered and dead-headed (especially roses). This helps to prolong their flowering. Ensure fruit trees aren’t overcrowded so that you … Continue reading “Gardening in July”
Pressure Washing Special Offer!
Pressure Washing Pressure washing can greatly improve the appearance of your paths, patios, and tarmac. It also makes them less slippery, which is important for health and safety reasons, particularly on steps and pathways. Our team have lots of experience in the process of pressure washing and have specialist heavy-duty equipment that enables them to … Continue reading “Pressure Washing Special Offer!”
Hedge Cutting
Hedge Cutting Hedge Cutting is an essential part of garden maintenance. Hedges such as privet, hawthorn, conifer (leylandii), beech, holly, yew, and laurel all need to be trimmed now. By cutting the hedges now you will keep them looking neat and tidy for a period of time at least. Hedges that are privet and conifer … Continue reading “Hedge Cutting”
Pressure Washing
Pressure Washing Here at Blue Iris Landscapes, we are able to offer many different services for your garden. Today we are covering pressure washing. Pressure washing stone or concrete flags, block paving or tarmac can give it a new lease of life! The process of pressure washing the hard surface removes the build up of … Continue reading “Pressure Washing”