Winter – Spring Gardening Tips
Here are some useful tips to help keep your gardens thriving through winter and into early spring.
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Tree’s and Shrubs
- Plant when conditions permit
- Mulch borders
- Cut out dead and damaged wood
- Formative prune deciduous shrubs and trees
- Start Coppicing and pollarding
- Take hardwood cuttings
- Protect non hardy shrubs
- Divide Shrubs
Climbers
- Plant when conditions permit
- tie in loosened shoot
- CArry out second stage pruning of Wisteria
- Late winter carry of formative pruning and training
- prune plants that flower on new wood
- Take cutting
Roses
- Plant all Roses
- Renewal prune shrub Roses
- In late winter cut back
Perennials
- Plant hardy perennials
- Protect non hardy
Water
- protect from severe frosts ensuring a small area remains frost free by using a ball on the surface
Lawn
- Prepare site for new lawns
- Lay weather permitting
- Mow established if necessary
- Clear fallen leaves
- Service mowers and tools
Veg Garden
- Finish digging and manuring
- Prepare seedbeds for spring sowing
- Stake and protect
- Late winter set potatoes to sprout indoors
Fruit Garden
- Plant tree, bush, cane and vine in prepared ground
- Apply fertiliser late winter/Winter prune autumn flowering raspberries.
- Tip prune summer fruiting berries
Paving and Decking
- Pressure wash and clean up