Head Of Grounds & Landscaping Services at @VertasFM.
England, United Kingdom
Joined May 2017
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Weekly Garden Tips Lawn Care Feed with a Autumn fertiliser and treat those lawn weeds. After a week or so scarify and aerate removing any dead lawn weeds/old thatch and the aerating will help improve the drainage, once completed top dress with a sand/soil and grass seed mix.
Hi all I am Back with the gardening tips: Now is the time to divide up perennials, this can be done every two to three years and will maintain health and vigour and increase plant stock. This is also the time to think about spring flowering bulbs my favourite is the hyacinth.
I am back with Shrub of the week Philadelphus ( Mock Orange) deciduous Shrub with white fragrant flowers in June/July. Very fast growing so keep in check by pruning after flowering very hardy and can with stand salt air from the coast.
Plant of the week Papaver (poppy) Fantastic flowers, Easy to grow and maintain and brighten up any flower border. Self seeds So be careful if you only have a small border and with the 75 years D/Day a special flower for a special day.
Clematis Pruning Group1 Pruning established plants Trim overlong branches and prune back dead or winter-damaged shoots to a pair of healthy buds.Vigorous clematis, such as C.montana, can be simply sheared over after flowering to keep them tidy Old congested plants can be thinned
Weekly Gardening Tips Clematis are one of the most popular garden plants but have a reputation for being difficult to prune, but it isn’t, as long as you know when your clematis flowers, as pruning groups are based on flowering times;
Plant of the week Syringa (Lilac) Blooms late spring Protect from Powdery Mildew by pruning for good Air circulation is key. Remove dead flowers to prevent seeding which in return will give you better flowers the following year.Keep the shrub in check and don't let it get to big.
weekly gardening tips Start Dead heading your Bulbs and leave the rest of the foliage to die back naturally. Spray lawn weeds with selective weed killer for lawns, if you are buying summer bedding now watch out for frosts. Start taking softwood cuttings to increase your stock.
Shrub of the week: Pieris Forest Flame with its brilliant red foliage when young gradually turning from pink to cream and finally dark green. It has clusters of pretty white flowers in May/ June and requires a well-drained acid soil. Plant in a sunny or semi shade spot.
@VertasFM Weekly Garden Tips how to lay turf the key is the preparation making sure you level all areas the more time you spend on this the better. Once you have completed fertilise with a pre starter fertiliser at least a week before laying the Turf. Source a good grade turf.
Weekly Garden Tips Sow new lawns/ repair bare Patches
only if there are no signs of frost. Edge up around beds/borders this will stop the grass creeping into these areas. Rake out any Thatch and dead moss after treatment and top dress these areas with a soil/seed mix.
My Shrub of the week Magnolia x Soulangeana have a place in any garden where you have space for it to grow. Will thrive in most soil conditions as long its not to dry. Plant in a sunny spot but partial shade is ok, only downfall is the flowers get spoilt in heavy wind and Rain.
Shrub of the week is Forsythia Early Bright Yellow flowers, Prune after flowering as this will encourage new growth and plenty of flowers next year Older shrubs can be pruned hard back and in two years you will have lots of younger growth can also be planted as a hedge.
Weekly Garden Tips Rose pruning remove all dead and disease wood try to open centre of bush this will help air flow, Prune hard back old wood to promote new growth, Prune just above and away from outward bud remove any leaves from Base of plant once completed feed Roses
weekly garden tips Feed your shrubs,Trees and hedges with a slow release Fertiliser lightly forking it into the surface. Cornus cut them right back to their bases to encourage new growth for colour next winter Deadhead hydrangeas and cut a third of last season's growth.
Weekly Garden Tips The Spring is in Sight, Start Mulching beds and borders but make sure all the beds are prepared and weed free first. Now is the time to divide snowdrops and perennials which have got to large. continue dead heading winter and spring bedding.