Gardening Tips

 Check clematis for signs of clematis wilt.  Place conservatory plants outside now that it is warm.  Water tubs and new plants if dry, but be…

Last time we discussed how to build a raised bed and which height would be best suited for your needs. So this time I would…

Still keep weeds under control as growth now should be rampant. Protect fruit blossom from late frosts. Tie in climbing and rambling roses. Sow hardy…

Plant shallots, onion sets and early potatoes. Protect new spring shoots from slugs. Plant summer flowering bulbs. Lift and divide overgrown clumps of perennials. Top…

When the leaves start to fall in Autumn and covering our grass ans pathways, it is the time tocollect and put them to good use.…

An Article By Colin Hewitt If you want an attractive table centre-piece for the Easter period then winter around November / December is the time…

Wildlife Gardening. When people say they would like a wildlife garden but do not want the garden to look alike scrubland, I reply that you…

Top 10 jobs for June: Hoe borders and vegetable plots regularly to keep down weeds. Pinch out side-shoots on tomatoes. Now is the time to…

Top 10 jobs for May: Watch out for late frosts and protect tender plants. Earth up potatoes, and promptly plant any still remaining. Plant out…

Top ten jobs for February. Prepare vegetable seed beds, and sow some vegetables under cover. Chit potato tubers.  Still protect blossom on apricots, nectarines and…

The site. First you need to think about the site for the proposed raised bed, for example will it be next to a building or…

This subject has been surrounded with instructions that you have to do if you want to keep your Clematis under control and flowering from year…

As many of you know Colin Hewitt has moved to Derbyshire and we suggested that this venture should be recorded because it presents a whole…

Top jobs for January.   Recycle your Christmas tree by shredding it for mulch. Ventilate the greenhouse on sunny days. Dig over any vacant plots that…