Your Garden - DecemberIf you are not sure what jobs you could be doing in your garden in December, here are a few suggestions:
Kitchen Garden
Prune apple and pear trees, removing any crossing branches
Winter wash your fruit trees with Growing Sucess Winter Wash
Put greese bands in place to stop moths laying eggs on apple and pear trees.
Shelter pot grown strawberries from winter wet
Prepare vegetable seed orders
Prune newly planted raspberries, gooseberries and currants
Start planning next year making a list of what worked well and what didn't
Flower Garden
Plant new roses cutting back hard after planting
Prune hybrid tea and floribunda roses
Check dahlias and gladiolus in storage
Prepare seed order for next year
Plant hedges
Purchase your Christmas Tree from Burstow Nurseries
Purchase Poinsettias for christmas colour indoors
Lawns
Gardening will be very much dependent on the weather in your area with the timings given as a guide only.
Please refer to seasonal products for a selection of our seasonal plants, products and latest new arrivals for your flower and vegetable gardens.