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November Jobs
Clean your greenhouse and disinfect it in time to overwinter tender perennials such as pelargoniums. You can either line with bubble wrap …
Sloe – Prunus spinosa
The bush that bears the sloe is called the blackthorn. This shrubby tree can reach a height of 4m and has very …
Lighting – a few pointers
The beauty of installing some carefully placed lights is that you can create a whole new look for your garden at night. …
Trim trained trees
Its time to trim those trained trees! Apple and pear trees that have been trained into cordons or espaliers need pruning this …
Pinch out beans
Climbing French and runner beans will keep going upwards for as long as you let them, so pinch out their leading shoots …
Delphiniums and geraniums
Once these have finished flowering, delphiniums and geraniums should be cut hard back to ground level. Keep watered and they will reward …
Roses
Repeat flowering roses should be pruned once the flowers have died. Just remove the dead flowers and possibly one set of leaves. …
Buxus
‘Les Jardins de Marqueyssac’, in the Dordogne Tradition has it that box topiary should only be clipped after Derby Day (3rd June …
Pelargonium ‘Attar of Roses’
These wonderful plants are often mistakenly called geraniums. They are all part of the same family but whilst geraniums are hardy garden …
Perennial grasses
Grasses are an invaluable part of any garden designer’s repertoire. Long before any consideration of colour, the garden designer needs to think …
