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Pampas grass tidying

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Transformation of neglected bed

Some winter work

Winter jobs

There are still things to do in January and February, especially if it’s a large garden, before the spring and summer jobs are full on Clearing and digging out brambles Digging out pendulous sedge Digging out perennial weeds Pruning Hedge cutting

Clearing..

Japanese anemones.. Lovely but can be thuggish.. and at the front of a border can smother other plants.. So I’ve removed them from the front and left them at the back.. Bulbs planted at the front

Autumn leaf fall

Moving roses from an established bed to a new location

The new location is by a new stable block so the ground is effectively the left over building site full of bricks and rubble. The first roses planted on the day they were cut back and dug up, have survived and are growing well Now to see if the second lot of roses that wereContinue reading “Moving roses from an established bed to a new location”

More mulching

Beds weeded and mulched

Mulching stops weed seeds from germinating, excluding light. Any weeds that develop from air borne seeds are easier to pull up as they root in the mulch layer.