Saturday 7 May 2016

Garden Maintenance: Lungworts (Pulmonaria)

Early-flowering ground cover like lungworts (Pulmonaria) can be freshened up by pruning spent flower stems. If the leaves get a bit of mold on them, you can cut them back and they will also regrow. 

Garden Maintenance: Tying in roses

Climbing and rambling roses should be tied in, training shoots as near as horizontal as possible. Training rose mainshoots horizontally causes more sideshoots to develop, producing more flowers


Friday 6 May 2016

North London Lawn Care: Move perennials away from turf

Lawn tip: If any perennials have spread too close to the lawn edge: Lift, divide and replant where needed.

Wednesday 4 May 2016

Tuesday 3 May 2016

Planting Design: Skimmia, Cornus & Hyacinth

Skimmia, Cornus and Hyacinth make a nice winter-Spring plant combination

Monday 2 May 2016

Planting Design: Primrose and Polyanthus

Q: What's the difference between a primrose and polyanthus? 
A: Polyanthus forms a rosette on a single stem.


Sunday 1 May 2016

Lawn Maintenance and Seeding

Repairing a client’s lawn by scarifying, raking and reseeding. If doing yourself, keep off the grass for 10 days.