Below are just some of the things we will be doing in our clients gardens within the next month or so. If you are finding that you don't have the time to spend in the garden, don't enoy gardening or are finding it diffcult to manage why not let Snowdrop look after your garden for you? Thank you to The Gardeners Guild for allowing us to use this exclusive information.
1.Keep weeds under control.
Lawn Care - Mow lawns - the aim is to maintain a constant height not necessarily short! Do what is best for your lawn. Trees, shrubs and climbers - Tie climbing and rambling roses as near to horizontal as possible to restrict sap flow thus causing more sideshoots to grow along the stem resulting in more flowers.
- Mulching rose and shrub beds with a layer of organic matter will help retain moisture and reduce weed build-up even improving soil structure over time. - Delay pruning any spring-flowering shrubs such as Forsythia until after they have finished flowering or this year's display will be lost. - You can still plant deciduous hedging plants, shrubs, trees and climbers. - Prune evergreen shrubs such as Choisya ternata and evergreen Ceanothus. - Remove frost damaged shoots from evergreens damaged by wintry weather. - Remove green shoots on hardy variegated evergreens that are reverting to a single colour. Flowers
- Deadhead spring bedding plants such as pansies and primulas. Ponds - Pond algae grows when there is excessive sun light. Create extra shade by dividing and replanting waterlilies when they are showing signs of growth. Soft Landscaping - Remove algae from paths using a brush with stiff bristles or a pressure washer.
- If the weather is dry paint wooden fences, sheds etc with a wood preservative. Ensure that you use only new chemicals as some older brands are now illegal. "You Take Pleasure – We Take Pride"
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