Well with the weather improving all the time, it’s such a joy to be in the garden this time of year, so make sure and have your deck chairs at the ready and enjoy.
A few tips for ye with this lovely spell of weather. With the warm breeze, the pots can dry out a little bit quicker, so keep an eye on them. The pots will be glad to see a feed every two weeks. Especially for the annuals bedding plants, this helps them bloom longer and the bud to rebloom again. Make sure to clean away leaves that have faded or crinkled and take away fallen flowers.
At this time of year, rose plants have gone off flowering and need to be deadheaded and cleaned up. I know the green fly has been busy too, so they may also need a treatment. The good news is roses are good to continue blooming right into Autumn and the scent off some roses is quite something.
Shrubs are also doing well this year. We have Hypericum just coming into flower, commonly known as St. John’s Wort — lovely lust yellow flowers. Spirea is in full bloom with a selection of shades of pink and white at the moment. Pointella, another of my favourites, comes in a yellow, pink, and red colour, so it’s possible to have a mix of colour between shrubs and perennials. Hydrangeas are very popular every year and have such a splendid show of colour, it’s hard not to add one to the garden.
With so much to choose from, it’s hard to know when to stop and when to keep adding to beds. Once you keep on top of pruning the plants and dividing if required, you can keep the beds or borders looking lovely.
We have a lovely selection of planters and hanging baskets available, and they are great gifts for yourself or others. And with schools finishing, we have some lovely teacher’s gifts available. A thank you flower can be such a special treat.
If you need any advice on an area, pop in for a chat and we will do our best to help with it.
We are continuing some sale items and have some multibuy offers in the garden centre over the next few days.
Happy Days, hope ye have a fantastic week — enjoy the garden.
