Welcome to the GardenAdvice gardening calendar for the 2nd week in May 2013

 

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Summer Borders and Plants

At this time of year, most flowering plants benefit from having the dead flower heads removed by pinching out or cutting out. With roses and rhododendrons, the plant benefits greatly from removal of the dead flower heads. In the case of roses, this often helps the plant to produce fresh flowers prolonging the flowering season. For further information, please visit

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Garden Plants

This week the Garden Advice Team have started a new service for members called Mini Plant Collection. Every 2 weeks, we will create a collection of plants for you to purchase to help build up a variety of plants in your garden. These plants have been specially grown in smaller pots than you will find in the garden centre, to be more cost effective. The current collection consists of ten garden shrubs to provide interest in your garden in spring, summer and autumn. For further information please visit www.gardenadvice.co.uk/admin/members

Pests

With the summer being wet, slugs are on the attack again, eating most garden plants. The Garden Advice Team are ready to help with special guides and our free gardening advice service. For further information please visit www.gardenadvice.co.uk/howto/pests

 

Climbers

At this time of year climbers such as wisteria, often benefit by being trained into new areas on your garden wall or pagodas. The best way to achieve this is to use a gardening string that will break if the stems swell in the following season. Remember not to tie the stems too tightly as this can cause damage. For further information, please visit www.gardenadvice.co.uk/howto/gardeningplants