Monthly garden maintenance

  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 […]

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Monthly garden maintenance

January   Flowers   January is a good time to sow seeds of Begonia, Lobelia, Salvia and Pelargonium in a heated greenhouse or propagator to provide early plants. Sweet peas also can be sown this month. You have the last chance to sow seeds that need frost in order to germinate, such as native tree and […]

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Monthly garden maintenance

    November   Flowers   You still can plant lily and tulip bulbs this month. Also, plant out winter bedding. Cut down faded herbaceous perennials and add them to the compost heap. Mulch penstemons over the crowns in colder areas. Cut back and tidy up ornamental grasses and bamboos. Lift and divide overgrown clumps […]

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