Dawn and Peters Garden Notes

Composting leaves in the autumn

Autumn is a beautiful time of the year as the leaves of deciduous trees change from green to shades of red, flame and gold, colouring the landscape and garden. However all gardeners know that...

Time to plant spring bulbs

As we get into autumn now is the time to plant some spring bulbs Iris reticulata’Early season flowering bulb planted in the ground or in pots with John Inness composthttps://www.jparkers.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=Iris+reticulata Crocus bulbsEarly season flowering...

New Border

Plant List Ceanothus Skylark X 1 Chaenomeles Crimson and Gold X 1 Cistus Decumbens X 1 Exochorda Magical Springtime X 1 Nandina domestica Firepower X 1 Sarocococca hookeriana digyna X 1 Achillea Red Velvet...

Pricking out seedlings

Pricking out plant seedlings.Once the seeds you have sown have germinated and have grown to a size you can handle they will need to be transferred into individual pots or containers. This is called...

Digging over old lawn

The lawn area – now the grass under the sheeting is dead we need to dig over the area. To dig an area such as yours remove the sheeting dig a trench across the...