Monthly Archive: November 2016

Tips On Growing Camellias

Camellias are beautiful plants that produce large, colourful flowers in the winter and early spring. To grow camellias successfully, follow these tips: Plant camellias in well-drained, acidic soil with a pH between 5.0 and...

Pruning clematis montana rubens

Pruning clematis montana rubens and species Clematis montana rubens is a deciduous climbing plant that produces masses of small, pink, scented flowers in late spring to early summer. It’s a vigorous and fast-growing plant,...

Autumn leaves on the lawn

It’s best to clear autumn leaves from the lawn regularly through the autumn and early winter period as if left they become damp and wet and can cause course fungal diseases in the grass....

Getting your compost heap ready for winter 2017

Now is a great time we getting your compost heap ready for the onset of winter. If you have an existing compost heap that has been started in the summer now is a good...

Mushrooms in your lawn

Mushrooms in lawns are quite natural they are the fruiting bodies from mycelium that forms beneficial symbiotic relationship with the grass plants in the lawn helping them to uptake water and nutrients. The mycelium...

Winter care of hydrangeas

Hydrangeas are not overly keen on being pruned back hard as they tend not to recover quickly from aggressive pruning. Ideally you need to leave any pruning until early spring just as the buds...

Winter gardening – looking after your tender plants

As winter starts the drawing in and you turn the heat on in your house there’s a couple of jobs you need to carry out in the garden to make sure your more tender...