Now that November is here, the amount of work you have to do to maintain your garden drops off significantly. Get ready to prune back herbaceous plants and some shrubs heavily, say goodbye to mowing your lawn, and plant things for winter like pansies and tulips that will flower in spring. Top jobs for November Clear up fallen leaves from your lawn, borders, paths and patio areas.Clean your lawnmower and put it away for the…
Just because it is the start of winter with the Christmas holidays around the corner doesn’t mean there aren’t things to be done in your garden. In fact, December is the perfect time to feed your birds and make things like Christmas wreaths or even bring in that potted Christmas tree you may have been caring for throughout the season. Don’t forget you can also plant indoor bulbs as well as dig over empty borders…
Begonias are wonderful flowers no matter the type of garden you have. You can grow them in a garden bed, put them in a hanging basket, or use them in containers. They will give your garden continuous colour all summer long well into the first frosts. The best part is they grow well in partial shade so you don’t have to worry if your garden isn’t full of ample sunlight at all hours and they…
Lavatera is an easy to grow, upright shrubby plant that is known for not just the attractive foliage but for the large display of flowers. These flowers can be a bright white such as that on Lavatera trimestris ‘Mont Blanc’ or a deep rose/purple like those on the Lavatera ‘Burgundy Wine’, or anything in between like the Lavatera maritima with its white flowers with purple and green towards the centre. Flowers usually manifest from the middle…
There are many types of Chrysanthemums but the hardier perennial types flower between September and October and should be planted between April and May. To be clear, even the hardy varieties only grow in milder parts of the UK and usually need to be brought indoors into a greenhouse over winter and planted out again in spring. They need a great deal of sun and at full maturity, with that sun they will span between…
