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RHS tips for January Shred your Christmas tree to use as mulch. Check on dahlia tubers and begonia corms for rot. 3, Brush off the worm casts on lawns. Start forcing rhubarb. Prune apple and pear trees. Environment team tips If you need some company and exercise join the Wenvoe wildlife group, environment team or turn up for one […]
» Read moreRHS tips this month 1. Check winter protection is still in place. 2. Make sure greenhouse heaters are working. 3. Keep ice broken on ponds. 4. Prune free standing apple and pear trees. 5. Acers, birches and vines should be pruned before Christmas to avoid bleeding of cuts. 6. Harvest leeks, parsnips and winter cabbage. 7. Take hardwood cuttings. 8. […]
» Read moreRHS 8 tips for November Clear up leaves, especially from lawns, ponds and drains. Please make sure all containers kept clear of the ground. Plant tulip bulbs for a spring display. Prune roses to prevent wind rock. Plant out winter bedding. Cover brassicas with netting if pigeons are a problem. Insulate outdoor containers from frost. Bubble wrap is good. Stop […]
» Read moreRHS Tips For This Month Divide established rhubarb crowns. Cut back perennials that have died down. Divide herbaceous perennials. Move tender plants into a greenhouse. Plant out Spring cabbage. Keep harvesting apples and pears. Prune climbing roses. Finish collecting seeds from the garden to sow next year. Keep up with the mowing as long as it’s dry enough. 10.Renovate […]
» Read moreRHS to do list for September. Divide herbaceous perennials Pick Autumn raspberries. Collect and sow seed from perennials and hardy annuals. 4 Dig up remaining potatoes, before slug damage ruins them. Net ponds before leaf fall gets underway. Keep up with the watering of new plants. Start to reduce the amount of water given to houseplants. Clean out greenhouses and […]
» Read moreJuly saw the passing of Dorothy Miller at her home in Grange Avenue. Dorothy was, at the time, the oldest resident born in Wenvoe. She worked at Anstee’s Nurseries, now Pughs Garden Centre, where they propagated roses and sold the cut flowers. Dorothy was known there as the rose queen. Dorothy had an allotment for many years and believed […]
» Read moreClutching our maps, proudly wearing our Wenvoe Open Garden stickers and not going very far in the lovely summer sunshine before stopping to say ‘Hello’ to friends and neighbours, we all enjoyed a wonderful afternoon. The sense of community had been evident since Brian and Sandra Jones suggested Open Gardens in Wenvoe and started carefully planning for the event earlier […]
» Read moreRHS to do list for July Check clematis for signs of clematis wilt. Arrange care for house plants while on holiday. Keep tubs and pots watered, but be water wise. Dead head bedding plants and repeat flowering perennials. Pick courgettes before they become marrows. Treat apple scab. Clear algae and blanket weed from ponds. Order catalogues for next year’s Spring […]
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