May shrubbery update
Hello back again that’s the first busy bank holiday out of the way for may the weather seems to have taken a little bit of a turn. We have had some wonderful plants in since my last post, including Acers many varieties in various sizes and prices, also grasses and the ever-popular Hydrangeas again in various sizes. Although most of our plants are in 2ltr & 3ltr size pots. At this time of year, we have a good selection in 5ltr and upwards to give your garden a bit more of an instant impact
Enjoy your gardening
Ian
• Continue planting up pots, baskets & borders with bedding plants water regularly to help them establish. • Tie in new stems of climbing and rambling roses to supports. • Pinch outshoots on fuchsias to encourage bushier growth. • Start feeding containers and baskets with a liquid feed every few weeks. • Start to pick sweet pea flowers as this will encourage more flowers. • Use soft ties to tie in new clematis shoots. • Stake perennials like hollyhocks & Delphiniums to prevent damage in the wind. • Dead head repeat flowering roses. • Give wisteria its summer prune cutting all the long side shoots back to 20cm, to promote flowering for next spring. • Dot a few French marigolds around tomato plants - these strongly scented flowers will help deter insect pests. • Keep the surface of ponds clean by removing floating weeds. Use a net to scoop out mats of tiny-leaved duck weed and twirl hair-like blanket weed from the surface with a stick or garden cane – before putting on the compost heap, leave on the edge of the pond overnight so any aquatic creatures can crawl back into the water.
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