Apply and renew mulches. Mulching is good for the soil at any time of the year but it is especially beneficial in warmer weather as it...

Support your plants i.e. single canes for tall plants such as delphiniums, twiggy pea sticks for lower plants and circular wire mesh for...

April is a busy month for gardeners ! Here are just a few of the jobs you might want to consider :- Divide perennials Stake tall growing...

Prune late flowering shrubs - buddleja, caryopteris, ceamothus, hardy fuchsias, santolina, and leycesteria. These shrubs flower best on...

Happy New Year to you all! Although I am writing this on a very cold, wet and miserable day in January the daffodils are already pushing...

Prune soft fruit. For gooseberries, redcurrrants and white currants, limit branches to about 5 and create an open bush. Shorten side...

Care for Festive Houseplants Providing the right light conditions is the key to success. Poinsettias enjoy warm living rooms with no...

The weather should be cold enough for the lawn not to need regular cutting, although it usually needs an occasional tidy-up during winter....

Sow Hardy Annuals. They can be planted out in the Spring after spending the winter in a cold greenhouse or cold frame. Weeding. Keep on...

At the Lower Hardres and Nackington Summer Show awards ceremony on Saturday July 31st the President of our Society, Alana Bidwell, was...

Feed and water plants in containers Mow less frequently if the weather is hot and dry Trim hedges Prune rambling roses after flowering...

The committee of the Lower Hardres and Nackington Gardening Society has been busy preparing for our Summer Show this coming Saturday...

1. Deadhead roses. On hybrid tea roses cut back any flowers to a healthy sideshoot or a strong outward facing bud.On floribundas cut...

- Feed containers - Give container plants a regular high potassium liquid feed to keep them healthy and help flowering longer. Use same...

Our plant sale held outside the Lower Hardres and Nackington village hall on Saturday, 15th May between 10.00 and 12.00 was a resounding...

After careful consideration of government guidelines our Gardening Society has decided to hold a Plant Sale in the open air at the...

Start off half hardy annual such as cosmos, marigolds and zinnias. Cover newly planted veg with fleece - use a heavyweight one ( 30 - 50...

Lift and divide overgrown clumps of perennials. Lift each clump with a fork, insert 2 forks back to back and prise the clump apart. ...