The cold has come, or is coming soon enough, all feeding of any outdoor plants should of finished at the start of this month - we don't want to encourage any new soft growth which will get zapped by the first frosts.
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Feeding
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011What to do now in the garden
Thursday, April 7th, 2011In most parts of the UK, the milder weather conditions should be here to stay - with the severe frosts and snow but a distant horrible memory. So now is the time to cut back and tidy up dead and damaged growth on your evergreen shrubs, palm trees, cordylines and phormium. Any plants that...
Winter Review
Friday, February 25th, 2011Well it was another winter that had the records tumbling, this time it was for the coldest December on record. Now, at the end of February I'm getting the sense that milder weather is approaching which is surely confirmed by the energy companies telling us about their great upcoming deals on...
Tropical Herbaceous plants – How to
Monday, September 20th, 2010Ok, here's a little guidance on what to do with your tropical herbaceous plants as they start to die back as the weather cools. The plants we are talking about here are the big bold jungle plants - Cannas, Colocasia (Taro), Alocasia (Giant Taro), Hedychium (Ginger Lilly), Crinum, Cautleya...
Autumn Planting – A great time for garden planting
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010Autumn is and ideal time for planting out. The cooler damper conditions mean that less after-care is needed, in most times there will be enough rainy days to keep your new plants happy. Another and a more practical reason to plant now is that plants will put their energies not into forming new...