News: February Gardening Jobs
The importance of this time of year for gardening is often underestimated It is the only time when a gardener can take accurate stock of their garden.
Planting corrections and changes are much easier at this time of year. Use this time to plan your future planting program to fit in with your favourite specimens.
Some key jobs for February include -
Pruning - February should also be a busy month for pruning. Dogwoods, Lavatera, Willows, Cotinus, Hydrangea and hardy fuchsia need some attention at this time of year. February is also an ideal time to plant your Raspberry canes and prune out your Gooseberry bushes.
Clean Ponds - Clean out leaves and fallen twigs if the pond is not iced over. If leaves are left to rot in the pond the gases released can be dangerous to fish.
Grow Your Own - Looking forward, March is a good time to plant your onion and Shallot sets as well as Garlic and Rhubarb crowns, a great choice of which are available for the first time in our catalogue and online.
Sowing for Spring - For all the Greenhouse gardeners and despite the cold weather now is the time to sow many of your bedding plant seeds and also crop seeds.
Flower bed soils - should also be turned giving you a great opportunity to mix in manure or compost in preparation for spring planting, but beware not to disturb your spring bulbs in the process.
Two key items should be sourced at this time of year:
Lilies, especially dwarf varieties should be sourced for your patio pots to be planted over the next couple of months. Choose from over 30 varieties of pot lilies online.
Snowdrops are just sprouting and if you missed the chance of buying bulbs in the autumn, then they are now available in the green to create immediate clumps of these spring beauties. Buy 50 for £8.99 or 150 for £17.98 now available online.
All orders receive
10 Free Patio Asiatic Lilies worth £9.99
All orders over
£40 receive
10 Free Hardy Fuchsia Collection worth £13.99
