JANUARY can be a quiet month in the gardens but lots to get ready for and her are some suggestions for you to thinks about or consider doing to be ready for the spring.

Plan for the year ahead, sketch out your garden layout and decide on crop rotation for your vegetable garden.

Check what seeds and bulbs you may have stored and have your pots and compost/soil ready to start planting. Maybe you want to add some varieties to your collection for upcoming season like more bulbs bluebells snowdrops.

Feed the soil of beds before planting with soil enricher, farmyard manure, or by adding compost.

Check the structures in the garden for any damage due to the weather like trellises and fences or even the gardening panels with the storms these needs a regular inspecting.
Now is an ideal time for planting bareroot hedges and filling in gaps in existing hedges itโ€™s not only cost friendly they are easy to plant once the ground has been prepared.

January may not be the most glamorous gardening month, but itโ€™s the foundation for a successful year ahead.
Primulas are a lovely addition to brighten up your pots now and make a lovely addition, while the bulbs are making the way to budding /flowering stage.
Want some additional colour in the kitchen Hyacinth bulbs are glowing with colour and scent now adding a lovely glow inside.

Special offers available on bird food sand feeders while stock last.

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