Garden Maintenance: Make sure to water new plants well

Garden Maintenance: Make sure to water new plants well.
Don't let them go short of water for at least 12 months while their roots get established. Need someone to water and perform regular garden maintenance for you? Send us a message today!

Rose Maintenance: Aphids, ants and roses

Get your spray ready. With roses now producing new growth be on the lookout for Aphids, who like to colonise the succulent new growth of roses. If you see ants on roses, it's a sign of aphids. Make sure your spray is new as some treatments are no longer legal.

Lawn Care: Fertisiling Advice

Is your lawn bare and patchy in places? Fertilise weak lawns by evenly spreading fertiliser when the grass is dry but rain is forecasted. Or, contact us and we can do it for you! 

The 9 Benefits of Mulching:

Did you know that mulching is the single best thing you can do for your garden?
1: Improved Soil Quality: Gives London’s clay-based soil the nutrients plants need
2: Reduces Weed Growth: Less maintenance
3: Tidy Landscape: Improves overall look of your garden
4: Retains Water: Needs less water in heat
5: Temperature Less Extreme: Keep soil cool in summer and warm in winter.
6. Prevents Erosion: Levels landscape and reduces runoff
7: Natural Nutrients Decompose: Environmentally friendly way of enriching the soil
8: Easier Maintenance: Even and lightweight surface
9: Protects Plants: Shields roots from extreme weather

The mulch we recommend is a mixture of horse manure and peat that was used to grow mushrooms. Mulching is therefore a rather stinky and messy job! If you'd like us to do it for you, please contact us. We're happy to get dirty for the sake of a good garden!

Jet Spay Services in North London

Having a party or BBQ this summer? Give your garden and furniture a deep clean. Contact us to schedule a jet-spray today.

Time to prune your roses

 

The first big flush of flowers on roses are now dying off. Prune spent buds back to an outward and upward-facing, 5-leaf stem to encourage new growth and another flush of flowers. Or give us a call and we’ll do it for you!

Garden Maintenance: Weeds in paving

Clear out weeds in paving with an old knife or sprinkle salt on as an alternative to chemical weed killer.

Time to Trim Your Bushes!

Are your hedges and shrubs looking a bit tired and overgrown? Now is the best time to give your plants a needed haircut, while the weather is warm and dry. Our experienced gardeners are happy to help out!

Plant Design: Hostas

Do you have shady spot where things struggle to grow? Why not try a hosta in a container? Hostas are easier to protect from slugs and snails in pots. Perfect for hiding drains too!

Container Gardening

Container Gardening Maintenance Tip:
Life in a container can be tough. In this heat, make sure your plants are getting enough water. Try to water in morning or evening. For an extra treat, give your potted Camellias, Conifers, Box and Bay some fertiliser (if you have some) as well.

Or give us a call and we'll do it for you!

Garden Maintenance Tip: Hoe loose gravel

Garden tip: run a hoe through areas of loose gravel in paths to disrupt weed seedlings.

Garden Maintenance: Weeds in paving

Clear out weeds in paving with an old knife or sprinkle salt on as an alternative to chemical weed killer.