February 2024 gardening tips

Jobs to do in February

1. Plant snowdrops in the green. Snowdrops do not transplant well when planted as dry bulbs. Large clumps can be divided when they have finished flowering.

2. Prune Wisteria. When the plant is dormant and leafless cut back the shoots that you pruned in the summer to two or three buds, this will ensure that the flowers won’t be covered by leaves.

3. Cut back deciduous grasses left for attractive structure over the winter. Deciduous grasses should be cut back to the base. Evergreen grasses don’t like hard pruning.

4. Chit potato tubers. It’s important with earlies and a good idea with maincrops, to ‘chit’ (allow them to start sprouting shoots) before planting.

5. Keep putting food and water out for the birds.

The first big delivery of the year will arrive from Oxford in the middle of this month. Thousands of perennials and alpines plugs which are potted up at the nursery will be available to buy in about six weeks’ time.

We will be selling even more plants in 1 litre pots this year as they are great value for money and there are so many fabulous new varieties.

Until next month, Jenny Howells

February Opening Times

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays

9am to 5pm