Happy New Year from all at Singletons Nurseries 🎉
Although it’s cold outside, there’s still some jobs to do in the garden this month. Here’s Andrew’s top tips for January:
- Prune your wisteria by cutting back whippy summer growth, leaving only 2 or 3 buds.
- Prune rose bushes this month while they are still dormant. Cut branches back to just above a bud, making sure to remove any crossing or dead branches.
- Cut back ornamental grasses. Clip back the old foliage from before new growth begins - cut back to within a few centimetres of the ground.
- Tidy up perennials. Cut down the old stems of perennial plants like sedum - be careful of any new growth.
- Remove old hellebore leaves to expose the new blooms as they emerge this spring.
- Prune apple and pear trees if you haven't done so already. It’s best done during the winter while the plants are still dormant. Aim to create an open frame of branches in a goblet shape.
- Force rhubarb plants by placing an upturned bucket or bin over the crown. The tender pink stems will be ready in about 8 weeks time.
- Order fruit bushes, such as currants and raspberries, now to plant in a prepared bed in a sheltered position; they will be a lot tastier than supermarket produce!
- Plant amaryllis bulbs in pots now, for spectacular indoor flowers in early spring.
- Plan your bedding now in preparation for ordering garden ready plants, like begonias and fuchsias, for planting at the beginning of spring.
Stay safe and warm out there! We’ll be back again in February for more top tips for the months ahead 🌸