October Flowers Prepare ground and pots for October flowers planting. It is a good time to plant Wallflowers, Forget-me-not, Bellis, Primula, Viola (including winter pansies) and other spring bedding plants. Sow hardy annuals outside in mild areas for a next year display and continue to plant spring- flowering bulbs. If the soil […]
September Flowers September is a good time of year to plant new perennials and hardy annuals. Your hanging baskets also need some maintenance. Deadheading, watering and feeding can keep them going until mid-autumn. Continue delphiniums, roses and penstemons deadheading. Cutt back perennials that are fading and dying down. Divide clumps of […]
August Flowers Primarily cut dieded back foliage and stems of herbaceous plants. Sow hardy annuals into borders at the end of August in order to flower next summer. Also, do not forget to deadhead, water and feed hanging baskets. If you want to extend the colour of plants such as Dahlia, roses and […]
July Flowers It’s a really good time to plant autumn-flowering bulbs such as crocuses, Colchicum, Sternbergia, Amaryllis and Nerine. Cutting back delphiniums and geraniums after the first flush of flowers will encourage a second flowering period. Do not forget to feed them after pruning. Deadhead flower borders regularly and divide clumps […]
