Garden Guru2020-11-19T11:06:16+00:00November 17th, 2020|Categories: Uncategorised|Tags: autumnal gardening, garden jobs, gardensrus, November, scotland, westlothian|
It is nice to be able to catch the fleeting low November sunshine when it is with us, and here are a few jobs that we can be doing in the garden on those fine November days: Plant Tulip bulbs and any other left over bulbs ready for Spring. Clear leaves from ponds, lawns and flower [...]
Garden Guru2020-09-25T12:11:13+01:00September 25th, 2020|Categories: Design, Garden Maintenance, Gardener's advices, Uncategorised|Tags: autumn, autumnal gardening, bulb planting, conifer trimming, cuttings, deadheading roses, five sisters zoo, garden design, garden jobs, garden landscaping, garden maintenance, gardeners, gardening, harvesting, hedge trimming, lawn care, scotland, spring bulbs, tree pruning, West Lothian|
The leaves have started to fall and our garden is bathed in a lovely golden Autumnal light. Now is a great time to enjoy spending some time outdoors just to enjoy the colourfulness and fruitfulness of the Season. And whilst we are doing this, it might also be a good time to: Plant some bulbs ready [...]
Garden Guru2020-08-18T15:23:30+01:00August 18th, 2020|Categories: Garden Maintenance, Gardener's advices, Uncategorised|Tags: asters, August, echinaceas, flower garden, garden jobs, gardensrus, hardy geraniums, lavender, rambling roses, rudbeckias, scotland, West Lothian|
Here are five tasks to do in the Flower Garden in August: After flowering, prune Rambling Roses. Carry on hoeing the soil to keep the weeds down. This should be done in dry and warm weather to ensure that any weed seedling left on the soil die back and do not regrow. Stake perennials such as [...]
Garden Guru2020-08-18T14:32:35+01:00August 18th, 2020|Categories: Garden Maintenance, Gardener's advices, Uncategorised|Tags: apples, apricots, August, blackberries, blackcurrant, blueberries, figs, fruit care, garden diary, garden jobs, gardensrus, gooseberries, harvest, loganberries, nectarines, peaches, pruning, raspberries, redcurrant, scotland, tasks, West Lothian|
August Garden Diary - Tasks to do in the Garden: Fruit Care: Cut Strawberry runners from the parent plant. Harvest Nectarines, Apricots, Peaches, Early eating Apples, Blackberries and Loganberries. Prune Redcurrants, Gooseberries, Blackcurrant bushes and Summer fruiting Raspberry canes. Prune Cordon trained Apple Trees and Fan trained Fruit Trees. Please visit our website to see our [...]
Garden Guru2020-07-16T12:18:58+01:00July 10th, 2020|Categories: Garden Maintenance, Gardener's advices|Tags: clematis, cut flowers, garden jobs, July, lavender, philadelphus, prune shrubs, roses, things to do in the garden, wisteria|
Here is a short checklist of things 'To Do' in the Garden in July relating to Climbers, Shrubs and Trees: Cut Lavender for drying. Deadhead and prune Roses. Clip fast growing hedges and Privet. Prune Wisteria and Philadelphus. Take softwood cuttings of shrubs. Take cuttings of Clematis. And thinking ahead: Order Spring flowering bulbs from [...]
