Garden Management

The Garden During Summer Holidays

Posted in Garden Management, Gardening Calendar on February 16th, 2012 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
Careful planning can overcome most of the difficulties presented by leaving a garden untended during the growing and harvesting seasons. The following checklist can help you return to a healthy and not too overgrown garden after your holidays: TWO WEEKS BEFORE LEAVING 1. Clip the hedges. If they are left untouched they will grow too thick for quick attention on return from Read more ...

Nature Calendar: November in the British Garden

Posted in Garden Management, Gardening Calendar on February 16th, 2012 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
WEATHER The warm days of an ‘Indian summer’ may make the early part of November an extension of autumn. But the later part usually brings the frost, fog and sunless days of winter. GARDEN FLOWERS The Kaffir lily still provides a welcome splash of colour. The hardy evergreen climber Clematis calycina comes into flower in November, and in the rock garden there are still Read more ...

Nature Calendar: December in the British Garden

Posted in Garden Management, Gardening Calendar, Uncategorized on February 16th, 2012 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
WEATHER December is the month of least sun but not necessarily of the coldest weather. GARDEN ELOWERS A few hardy flowers still brave the elements, including Adonis amurensis and the little Iris unguicularis, which will continue to bloom intermittently throughout the winter. Several hardy varieties of crocus can be seen already in sheltered positions. The tiny Monardella macrantha, Read more ...

Nature Calendar: October in the British Garden

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WEATHER The quietness of September may be extended well into the month. But October, the wettest month of the year, often brings the first fogs of the winter. GARDEN FLOWERS There are fewer flowers in the garden now, though aconitum and the graceful Kaffir lily, Schizostilis coccinea, are colourful. Helianthus sparsifolius still has striking yellow flowers, while Solum Autumn Read more ...

Nature Calendar: August in the British Garden

Posted in Garden Management, Gardening Calendar, Uncategorized on February 16th, 2012 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
WEATHER Like July, this may be a wet month, al-though there are usually periods of fine weather too. The days begin to shorten towards the end of the month. GARDEN FLOWERS There is already a suggestion of autumn in the garden, for Michaelmas daisies are beginning to flower in the border. Dahlias, too, make a fine display, with Korean and other early-flowering varieties of chrysanthemum. Read more ...

Nature Calendar: September in the British Garden

Posted in Garden Management, Gardening Calendar, Uncategorized on February 16th, 2012 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
WEATHER September is generally recognized as the beginning of autumn, and towards the end of the month the first frosts may be recorded. This may be a drier month than either July or August. GARDEN FLOWERS The herbaceous border still has gay clumps of Michaelmas daisies, and dahlias have now reached show standard. Chrysanthemums, too, make a fine display. Autumn-flowering gentians, Read more ...

Nature Calendar: July in the British Garden

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WEATHER July is frequently a wetter month than June, but weather permitting, the harvest progresses. The latter part of the month and the early part of August, are considered the peak of high summer. GARDEN FLOWERS Daisies add colour to the border in July. Bold groups of phlox make a gay display alongside sedums, astilbes, bergamots, cornflowers and Achillea Gold Plate, and Read more ...

Nature Calendar: June in the British Garden

Posted in Garden Management, Gardening Calendar, Uncategorized on February 16th, 2012 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
WEATHER Even allowing for the many unexpected changes in the British climate, June is one of the driest months of the year, and brings welcome summer warmth. It is often the sunniest month of summer. GARDEN FLOWERS This is the month of roses; of the many species that reach perfection at this time, the deep red of Rosa moyesii and R. hugonis, with its graceful arches of yellow Read more ...

Nature Calendar: May in the British Garden

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WEATHER A warm spell towards the end of the month usually confirms the arrival of spring, but there are often frosty nights to worry the farmer and gardener. GARDEN FLOWERS Tall, stately tulips are perhaps the most conspicuous of the many flowers to be seen in the garden in May; parrot tulips add a particularly exotic note to the spring border. Forget-me-nots are still in flower; Read more ...

Nature Calendar: April in the British Garden

Posted in Garden Management, Gardening Calendar, Uncategorized on February 16th, 2012 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
WEATHER Thunder, hail and showers are not in-frequent. Generally, rainfall is not high, and temperatures rise steadily. GARDEN FLOWERS Early tulips provide a splash of colour in April, and dicentra, trilliums and periwinkles start to flower. Hyacinths now flower in the open garden, with the small bulbous irises, and carpets of daffodils. Muscari are still blooming, and are Read more ...
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