It’s Strawberry planting time Single pots $2.00 each or 6 for $10 6 packs $8.00 Its that time again … Rose Pruning and Spraying – Choose a nice fine, still day – Remove any dead canes at the base. – Cut back any dead shoots or crossing branches, or anything too thin to carry flowers. – […]
Make sure you are planting what is best suited to your environment, this will be the key to their success Some plants require more sun than others, and some more shade. Plants thrive in different kinds of soil, and by knowing what kind you have, you can add the right soil amendments to your garden […]
Now we have had a few cooler nights, it should be the end of those dreaded white butterflies, its now time to plant your brassicas – cabbages, broccoli, flower sprouts, cauliflower
The weather is certainly getting warmer, summer officially starts in less than three weeks. Everyone must be looking forward to the beach and plenty of BBQs. Make sure you have your garden in tip top shape so that you and your friends and family can sit outside with the BBQ on, a glass of wine in hand and really basque in your surroundings. Here are some summer gardening tips to get you under way.
October is the high point of the spring flowering season. Blooms of roses, camellias, rhododendrons and of course all the pip fruit such as apple and pears are in full flower.
Heavy spring rains are still a risk so it is important to keep your vegetable gardens covered in a thick layer of mulch. I use straw or pea hay but if they are hard to find or costly autumn leaves would suffice. Don’t use hay as this contains seed heads which will gleefully self-seed amongst your vegetables in a blink of an eye!
