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 […]
March Flowers Early spring is an ideal time to plant herbaceous perennials, such as Geranium, Astrantia and summer-flowering bulbs. Anemone coronaria tubers need particularly well-drained soils. Cut back ornamental grasses and other perennials to encourage new growth. Cut off old leaves of hellebores to expose new blossoms and remove possible foliar […]
February Flowers Place Dahlia tubers in a light, warm place to sprout. They should be misted with a spray – a bottle of water in order to avoid them drying out in February. Lily bulbs can be planted in pots for flowers this summer. Move them onto the patio when in flower […]
December Flowers December is a good time to saw Alpines from seed. To protect them from extra wet you can put a sheet of glass over the sown area. Alternatively, You can put the seeds in the fridge, for sowing next spring. Faded herbaceous perennials can be cut back and added to the […]
