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Advice and Tips for February 2010

Advice and Tips

Country Park Landscapes has compiled this helpful monthly tips and advice page for your convenience. If you require further information or assistance we would be pleased to help, please email us at info@countryparklandscapes.co.uk or call us on 01233 770 301.

January is over and February is a time when spring can be seen just around the corner, with the promise of longer days, the bursting of Snow Drops, and the pushing through of Daffodils and Crocuses. It is now time to consider really getting out in the garden and putting plans into action, here are a few of our tips.

Look at jet washing brick paths, terraces and other areas that are susceptible to moss and algae build up, although consider applying a liquid moss killer to these surfaces first and then jet washing the dirt and grime away. Apply kiln-dried sand after the jet washing, but only after the path has dried out. Let Country Park Landscapes moss kill and remove the grime and dirt from you pathways.

If you have not pruned your apple trees, make sure this is completed by the end of February. Let Country Park Landscapes assist in the pruning of climbers, shrubs and fruit.

Now is the time to prune Wisteria to within two or three buds of the main stem. Let Country Park Landscapes assist in the pruning of climbers, shrubs and fruit.

Mulch borders, using a variety of mulches and barks - available from Country Park Landscapes.

Feed apple and pear trees with Bone Meal or Growmore at 70g per m2 - we supply at competitive prices a wide range of fertilizers; Bone Meal just £19.10 for 25kg inclusive of VAT.

Start to prune roses, for a free essential guide to pruning roses, email us at advice@countryparklandscapes.co.uk – why not ask our horticulture experts to help you with a rose pruning and maintenance programme.

Prune winter flowering heathers once they have finished flowering by removing the dead flowers

Look at pruning Cotinus, Philadelphus & Sambucus for summer foliage. Prune late flowering clematis down to 300mm or 1 foot. Prune out old stems from Mahonia's after flowering to encourage new growth. Why not ask our horticulture experts to help you with your pruning and maintenance programmes.

Finish renovating deciduous hedges before birds start nesting

If you are thinking about planting bare root trees and shrubs you have until the middle of March to do so. Country Park Landscapes are able to supply a wide range of trees and shrubs at trade prices, why not ask us for our complete list of trees and then ask us to plant them at minimal cost.

Start considering a lawn care programme for this spring, take a look at the lawn, has the moss increased over the winter, are worm casts evident and is the grass looking tired and water logged, if so why not take a look at our lawn care programme it may be worth considering a light mow if the weather is dry and temperatures increase.

Don't prune tender evergreen shrubs such as Choisya, but do prune Prunus laurocerasus, the cherry laurel as required.

Summer flowering deciduous shrubs can be pruned late February and during March, those that flower on the current year's growth. Shrubs that need regular pruning include Buddleja davidii, Ceratostigma, Hydrangea paniculata, Lavatera, Leycesteria, Perovskia, hardy fuchsias, and deciduous Ceanothus.

If you are thinking about garden improvements this year that may include design, new structures, terraces, paths and planting, now is the time to start seriously considering implementing this type of work for completion by the spring or summer. Why not look at our Design Page.

Weather for February

Cold and damp for the second week of February with low Atlantic fronts moving across the UK, This means cloudy skies and rain at times and temperatures should be closer to the February average. The cold air does not retreat and will linger across northern Scotland, with snow likely due to easterly winds.

Staying cold in the third week of February with the prospect of easterly winds, looking more unsettled with an increasing risk of snow and sleet, especially in the south and south east.

This page has been compiled by Country Park Landscapes LLP, some of the information used has been sourced from the RHS www.rhs.org.uk