6.Feed flowering shrubs, trees and vines Although compost makes an ideal spring tonic for plants, to keep them blooming their best, flowering shrubs, trees and vines benefit by a dose of fertilizer too. Apply slow-release fertilizer granules formulated for flowering shrubs and vines such as roses, clematis and rhododendrons – then stand back and watch them [...]
4.Plant before the rush Hardy perennials can weather the pre-May 24 weather, so beat the rush to the nursery and select some of the season’s choicest plants as soon as they arrive. Once the ground has thawed and dried out, it’s a good time to plant shrubs and trees too, especially magnolias, birch, oak, yews, rhododendrons [...]
2.Prune it out Rule one of pruning: if a shrub blooms in spring or early summer, wait to prune until after it blooms. Otherwise, you’ll be nipping the current season’s flowers in the bud! Now is the time to prune late-flowering shrubs such as rose of Sharon, hydrangea (the mop-headed Annabelles can be cut right [...]
4. Read a book. There’s nothing nicer than sitting by the fireplace, curled up with a good gardening book while snowflakes drift languidly outside. Bliss. Here’s what’s on my winter reading list:
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