GARDENING IN WALES

Gold Affiliates Wanted!

                    November:- General Tasks.

Tidy up Herbaceous Borders: By this time most herbaceous perennials will have finished flowering and can be tidied up for the winter. Spread bone-meal  and fork in, but do not disturb bulbs. Perhaps the position of the bulbs should be marked.

Dig all available Ground:

Prune Roses: as soon as all the leaves have fallen and can continue until March. Tea roses are best left until March. Cut strong young growths made last year to a length of 4-5 inches; weaker shoots to 2 inches and spindly wood removed altogether. Newly planted roses, as exhibition specimens should be pruned more harshly: cut back strong shoots being cut back 2-3 inches and weaker ones removed completely. Climbers are also pruned now. Shorten strong growth by one third, weaker ones by half to two-thirds.

Prune Deciduous Hedges:

Gather Rose Hips:

Plant Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Roses, etc:

Enjoy your garden!

 Last Updated: June 23, 2008