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October Gardening To-Do List By Rachael – Content Editor Published 29th September 2021   Start autumn digging before the soil gets too wet! Heavily compacted soil in your garden can lead to poor drainage and make it harder for plants to thrive. Providing good drainage to an area of soil will prevent the area from flooding and […]

With it now being autumn and winter not so far behind now is the time to prepare your garden for the colder winter days it has ahead of it. Get digging – Start your autumn digging before the soil gets too wet! Ready, Set, Plant! – Plant up winter containers with pansies, violas and cyclamen. […]

The summer has well and truly passed, and the autumn planting season is underway.  Your local Cherry Lane garden centre is well stocked with shrubs that provide both autumn leaf colour, evergreen winter interest and yet more for blossoming in the spring.  Bedding plants such as Pansies, Violas, Cyclamen as well as spring flowering bulbs […]

The summer has well and truly passed, and the autumn planting season is underway.  Your local Cherry Lane garden centre is well stocked with shrubs that provide both autumn leaf colour, evergreen winter interest and yet more for blossoming in the spring.  Bedding plants such as Pansies, Violas, Cyclamen as well as spring flowering bulbs […]

1. Scarify and aerate your lawn Using a metal lawn rake, apply pressure to the lawn whilst raking to remove the ‘thatch’ – layers of moss and debris that collect around the grass. Use an aerator tool to punch regular holes in your lawn, and brush in some Lawn and turf topdressing. Finally, apply an […]

General Jobs Line greenhouses with bubble wrap to protect delicate plants over winter. Continue to plant spare pots, containers, beds and borders with bulbs and winter bedding for colour in the spring. Rake up fallen leaves and add them to the compost heap or collect them in bin bags for a rich leaf mould to […]