Get those fingers dirty with this months jobs to do….
Jobs To Do – January
Get those fingers dirty with this months list of jobs to do……..
Plant of the Month – January
January is often a disappointing month in the gardening calender, it can often be dreary, cold and wet – not tempting conditions to get out into the garden and see what’s going on. However, don’t be disheartened as you could still use your time indoors wisely. It’s a good chance to sit back with a cuppa and start looking at those seed catalogues and nursery stock lists, working out what you would like to do differently to last year.
Jobs to do December
Get those fingers dirty with this months list of jobs to do…
Plant of the Month – December
At the beginning of winter, December is often a difficult time of the gardening year. It can be cold, grey and dreary with the weather often wet too. With Christmas also on the horizon, our gardens can often get forgotten and neglected and because of this I think it’s best to grab what time you can realistically spend in the garden but don’t beat yourself up if you can’t get the motivation to get out there. Whatever plant debris you leave standing, will provide food and shelter for the wildlife and sometimes when the frosts settle on the seed heads of the herbaceous plants and grasses and the light is just right, your garden again turns into something wonderful. Just because there are no flowers it doesn’t mean that the garden becomes dreary with the winter weather too.
Plant of the Month – November
As Winter fast approaches its easy to forget that there is still so much to see and do in the garden. Now is the time to make plans for next year and start getting prepared for the following year. If you are well prepared then the busy period in Spring will be a more relaxed affair, enabling you to enjoy the fruits of your labour and appreciate the wonder of Spring in all its glory. However don’t forget to appreciate the magnificence of Autumn too, the fiery colours produced by the deciduous trees create the perfect crescendo to the gardening year.
Jobs to do – November
Get those Fingers Dirty and Crack On with this months list of jobs to do…..
Gardens to Visit – October
Get some inspiration – heres some of my facourite local gardens that are open in th local area
Jobs to do – October
Get those Fingers Dirty and Crack On with this months list of jobs to do…..
Plant of the Month – October
As the winter fast approaches we can often feel that October is time to pack up tools and retreat into the warmth of our homes, leaving the garden until spring when we feel the warmth of the sun on our backs again. It doesn’t have to be this way, there are plenty of jobs that could be done through the autumn and winter that will make your life easier the following spring. There is plenty still going on in the garden too. October doesn’t have to be all about autumn colour on our trees and shrubs, there are plenty of flowering plants that will provide blasts of colour until the first frosts arrive and knock them back down to the ground for the winter.
Gardens to Visit – September
Get Inspired by seeing what other people have been up to in their gardens…
Plant of the Month – September
Some gardeners despair as September approaches, as it can often mean the decline of their borders as the autumn nears and their flowers start to fade. However, it doesn’t have to be like that. September could and should be the climax of the summer season with our gardens bulging with colour and texture. By Including some late flowering herbaceous perennials, mixed with a few ornamental grasses, you can create the crescendo that everyone will be envious of.
