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Clearing old flower bed and lowering the soil pH ready for some new plants from the GardenAdvice MyGardenTeam winter plant swap
Lowering the soil pH in a alkaline soil to suit more plants As simple as it sounds adding acid will lower the soil pH in an alkaline or chalky soil The acid can come...
Garden Shrubs for use on chalk / alkaline soil Aucuba japonicaBerberisBrachyglottis Dunedin Group ‘Drysdale’, B. Dunedin Group ‘Sunshine’ , B. monroi,B Walberton’s Silver Dormouse ‘Walbrach’Buddleja davidii cultivars, B. fallowiana var. alba , B. globosa...
Acanthus mollis, A. spinosusAchilleaActaea simplex Atropurpurea Group ‘Brunette’ AGMAdenophora bulleyanaAgapanthusAgastacheAlstroemeriaAnchusa azurea ‘Lodden Royalist’Anemone hupehensis, A. × hybridaAnthemis punctata subsp. cupaniana AGM, A. tinctoria ‘E.C. ‘Buxton’, A. tinctoria ‘Sauce Hollandaise’AquilegiaArmeriaArtemisia absinthium ‘Lambrook Silver’, A. arborescens...
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...
The soil test Shows a very high soil pH relating to a very alkaline soil, in fact the highest one we have seen with our clients Plants have evolved / adapted to grow in...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...