February can be a mild month and bring an early spring, or it may turn very cold slowing the appearance of early spring bulbs. Your garden activities will be very much dictated by the temperature. As the soil starts to warm outside weed seeds will start to germinate, this is nature’s signal to gardeners that spring […]
Jobs to do in January
A new year and new beginnings, whatever is going on in the wider world the garden is constant joy as it changes through the year. Working in the vegetable garden or on the allotment gives a huge uplift to the spirit especially as you gather in the crops you have grown. Get your children involved […]
Plant Roses now
Planting Roses before Christmas will help them establish more quickly in your garden and if you give them a generous helping of well rotted manure it will really encourage them. Click here to see our Roses planting guide
GARDENING ADVICE – OCTOBER
October in the Garden Leaves of trees and shrubs are turning russet colour and berries are bright orange and scarlet. As we prepare for the first frosts of the winter it’s time to protect tender plants and tidy up beds and borders as we replace summer bedding with spring bulbs, winter pansies and wallflowers. […]
Gardening Advice- September
September is often blessed with warm days, even an Indian summer, but can be accompanied with cold clear nights. Autumn is just around the corner and rain can be very much a feature of this time of year. If there are gaps in the garden there is still plenty of colour available at Woodbank Nurseries, […]
