Garden Maintenance: Cornus & Salix Pruning

Prune willows grown for their ornamental stems now. Cornus and Salix produce the best colour on 1-year-old stems. Prune Cornus, Rubus and Salix hard, about 1-2 buds of last growth to leave a stub framework for next year's growth.

Primrose Hill Trees

The trees are starting to bloom on Primrose Hill. Welcome Spring!

Plant Maintenance tip: Ferns

If you like bold fern fronds, put a handful of bonemeal around the crowns now and put garden compost on top

Garden Maintenance: Fushias

Shorten back & remove dead/wispy shoots from fushias. If stem is dead, cut down to regrow. Feed generously.

Fruit and Veg: Growing Tip

Broadbeans sown in winter don't tend to get black fly. The ones in Regents Park allotment are flowering now

Scarecrows in Regent's Park

The scarecrows wear waistcoats in Regent's Park. That's one way to scare the birds off! 

Container Gardening Maintenance Tip

Life in a container can be tough. Give your potted Camellias, Conifers, Box and Bay a good dressing of fertiliser.