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December
Key Tasks
Remove fallen leaves and debris from lawns beds and borders.
Plan to rotate the crops in the vegetable garden next year.
Ventilate cold frames in mild weather.
Clean, sharpen and sterilize all tools or come to our machinery department to have it done for you.
Shovel clean snow around plants for extra moisture and insulation.
Keep bird feeders filled, we have a variety of nuts, seed and feeders available in our bird care section.
Lightly prune hollies and evergreens; use the clippings for wreaths and seasonal decorations.
Come to the Garden Centre to see our yearly Christmas display and buy presents for your favourite people!
Lawn Care
Clear fallen leaves from your lawn, if left they will encourage worm activity and can cause fungal damage.
Dig over any areas to be seeded in the spring.
Veg Care
Start planning next year's garden now!
You're wise to order flower and vegetable seeds in December or January, while the supply is plentiful. Review the results of last year's garden and order the more successful varieties.
You may have seeds left over from last year. Check their viability by placing some in damp paper towels and observing the germination percentage. If the percentage is low, order new ones.
Before sending your seed order, draw a map of the garden area and decide the direction and length of the rows, how much row spacing is needed for each vegetable, whether or not to plant on raised beds, and other details. That way, you won't order too many seeds. This same advice applied to the flower garden.
Garden Focus
Living Focus
What's new?
Sat, 19th May
"Guess with Us" - put yourguessing prowess to the test, all in aid of MNDA. Nearest guess takes the loot!.
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Sat 26th May
Cotswold Gold will be in store for tasting and information
Thu, 31st May
Jubilee Scarecrow Competition Judging at 3.30pm. Come and support your school!.
