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January

Happy New Year! January is a great time to start planning your garden, whether you are a seasoned gardener looking for a bit of inspiration or a total beginner please come in to store and chat to our plant experts Rosie and Nicola, their infectious enthusiasm for all things planty is guaranteed to get you thinking. Although many plants are still in their dormant phase, we do have plants available in store and as soon as the ground is soft enough, they would love to get their roots in some fresh soil giving them a head start for putting on a good show in your garden later this year.

Flower Border Jobs

  • Plan cut flowers / annuals for the border
  • Check protective fleece is still covering tender plants
  • Avoid walking on waterlogged soil in the borders, it causes compaction of the soil and plants don’t like that
  • Sow sweet peas and protect in a sunny greenhouse or cold frame

Vegetable Garden Jobs

  • Plan this year’s crop rotation to avoid growing the same in each bed. This helps protect from disease.
  • Remove one third of the oldest stems of blackcurrants at ground level to encourage new growth
  • Start chitting seed potatoes
  • Remove weak growth on apples and pears pruning by a third

Other Jobs

  • Keep bird feeders topped up with food and clean with regular washing
  • Bird baths need fresh water for bathing and drinking plus sparrow pool parties are great fun to watch
  • Check birdboxes are clean and in good order as some robins start nesting if we have a warm January
  • Register online for RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch 27-29 January 2023 www.rspb.org.uk

Products to help you keep your garden looking good

  • Stock up on rooting compounds and gels plus plant foods for the growing season ahead.
  • Give the birds a treat with new homes this year with our new range of RSPB birdboxes and insect homes.
  • Fantastic range of Fothergills seeds available in store and online whether you’re interests are a vegetable grower or cut flowers.
  • Start planning your lawn care so you’re ready for the magic 4 degrees C growing temperature.