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What to do in your garden in December
It’s December! Where has the year gone? There are still some jobs you can be doing in the garden in the depths of winter (snow allowing!):- Check your winter protection structures are secure; Check that greenhouse heaters are working ok; Prevent ponds and stand pipes from freezing; Prune open-grown apples and pears (but not those trained against walls); Prune acers, birches and vines before Christmas to avoid bleeding; Harvest leeks,
November’s plant of the month
It’s November and here’s our plant of the month! It’s Hylotelephium ‘Herbstfreude’ also known as Sedum ‘Herbstfreude’ (Autumn Joy). ‘Herbstfreude’ is an herbaceous perennial forming a clump to 60cm in height. It has fleshy, oblong, glaucous green leaves and large flat terminal clusters of starry flowers in early autumn. The flowers open from greenish-pink buds, rapidly progressing through pale pink to become deep pink and ultimately taking on a brownish
October’s plant of the month
October’s plant of the month is the autumn flowering crocus or Crocus speciosus. This is a small deciduous perennial which grows from a corm. Also known as ‘Naked Ladies’ it has linear leaves usually with a silvery central stripe, and goblet-shaped, sometimes fragrant flowers which appear in autumn. Crocus speciosus has silvery lilac-blue flowers in autumn, with darker veins and a white throat; leaves develop after the flowers have bloomed.
What to do in your garden in October
Here are a few jobs to keep on top of as we approach winter:- Protect your plants – lift half hardy perennials and pot them up and put them in the greenhouse. Lift Dahlia tubers once the foliage is blackened by the first frost, dry them off and store them for next year. Lift and divide perennials if they have become overcrowded and replant them elsewhere in the garden. Plant
September’s plant of the month
September’s plant of the month is Anemone x hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’. This is a fabulous plant for brightening up the garden in early autumn. It grows in sun or shade with an abundance of elegant, cup-shaped, white flowers on tall stems. It flowers from August to October. The leaves are dark green and semi-evergreen. Best in partial shade, they grow to height of 1.2m and will light up a dark
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