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...
Author: Tim Whitcombe
Tulips – what to do as they die back
As your tulips finish flowering – now they have died back all the energy will have returned to the bulbs and formed next years flower so they can now be cut back. If they...
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...
Sowing seeds – vegetable and flower seeds
Seeds in Seed Trays Before sowing any seeds into the trays, give the trays a good wash, if they have been used before. There is no sense in transferring last season’s diseases over to...
Creating an annual summer flower border
Creating an annual border is one of the most rewarding projects in gardening, within a few short months you can create a blaze of colour in your garden. Its quite a lot of work...
Houseplant notes – care and mindfulness
What kind of plants will grow in your spaces If you’re not sure, send the GardenAdvice team a photo of the area and we can suggest some plants. Plants require different growing conditions so...
Planting espalier and fan trained fruit trees
Late winter is the best time to plant fruit trees using bare-rooted plant harvested by the growers directly from the fields they are grown in. Plants grown in pots which are found in garden...
Brambles and bindweed – Weedkiller spot treatments
Weeds such as the brambles, bindweed growing in your shrubs, early spring is a good time to treat them with Roundup weed killer either in the gel form or with a small hand sprayer....
Now is the time to feed your garden
Late January into February is the best time to feed you plants with some Growmore fertilizer. The last of the heavy winter rains will wash the nutrients into the soil ready for the plants...
Plant suggestions for outdoor tubs and pots
Create some great garden colours in pots and tubs. Winter Scent – daphne auto marginata and Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Purple Stem’ both these plants provide fantastic scent in winter which is great to come home...