Ten Gardening Tips for Winter
First of all I'd like to wish all who visit this weblog a very happy and good gardening New Year. Also I'd like to apologise for not updating this blog in the past five weeks. More on this in the next post. In the meantime enjoy your gardens.The following winter gardening tips by Diarmuid Gavin appeared in Living in Dublin South Magazine, January 2007:
- Clean and tidy - improve the look of your garden by tidying up. Get rid of any rubbish and junk lying around.
- Look after your boundaries - fences, hedges and trellises frame your garden and give it impact. Clip hedges, repair and repaint fences and trellises.
- Go organic - don't use chemicals; you are helping the environment. Using chemicals is dangerous since its easy to get the dose wrong and accidental spillages can occur. No chemicals means more weeds - attack these with vigour and you will keep them under control.
- Give your patio and decking a facelift - hire a powerhose to clean up dirty areas.
- Start a compost heap - all the leaves have now fallen; collect and compost them and you will be rewarded with rich leaf mould next spring.
- Start browsing seed catalogues - seeds are an inexpensive way of adding colour to your borders and its terrific to see the results from such a tiny start.
- Think vegetables - start planning a vegetable garden now. Growing a vegetables is easier than you think and extremely rewarding.
- Get inspired... books, magazines and programmes are a rich source of ideas. This time of year is perfect for putting your feet up and immersing yourself in garden dreams.
- Plant a tree - trees are kings of the garden; it's always a good time to plant a tree.
- Keep gardening - there's nothing more exhilarating and refreshing than a day outdoors. Don't let the weather put you off.
posted by Thomas @ 3:38 am
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