The Garden in August Another month has passed by and we find ourselves in the midst of the school summer holidays, not that it has been feeling much like summer recently!! To me the month of August should be a sultry affair of overcast humid days and a time when families get to enjoy each […]
The Garden in May After April was a cold chilly affair here’s hoping that the garden in May will provide us with the Spring sunshine we are all so desperately in need of not only so we can shed some winter clothing but to encourage the wildlife and plants to flourish! At the beginning of 2016 […]
Weekend Garden Jobs Can’t believe that the end of April is nigh and that the weather is so ghastly feeling more like winter than Spring apparently tomorrow (Saturday) is supposed to feel warmer – fingers crossed that bank holiday Monday isn’t a wash out either. I am still reluctant to put my chillies which I […]
Most of April was a glorious month of warmth and sun enabling the garden and wildlife to burst into life, sadly May has not started so favourably and there has been a definite chill in the air and rather hard night frosts (remember to protect your tender plants!). May brings with it the sound of […]
Don’t forget Mothering Sunday and to put your clocks forward!!Cut the grass. Weed & feed the lawn. Sow sweet peas. Plant agapanthus, lilies and gladioli for summer colour. Feed your roses using a fertilizer with a high pot ash content – sprinkle around the base and lightly fork in. Hardy annuals that can be sown […]
