Autumn Gardening Classes recommence on September 5 and 7th. 10 - 1 pm .

Osslating Hoes back In Stock

What to do Now in June

  1. Enjoy your garden and visit others www.dublingardengroup.com
  2. Harvest early potatoes and keep an eye on watering those in containers.It is veery important to keep potatoes earthed up, that is tubers covered excluding light.
  3. Cut your box heading, lay some sheeting at base to make it easier to collect trimmings and compost after.Also better to be narrow on top so as to allow sun at base of hedge.Best to cut in dull dry conditions,
  4. Fill those gaps left by bulbs with annuals and also perennials where you can see the gaps with the remaining leaves still hanging on, then clear the spent leaves into your compost bin.
  5. Now is a good time to sow carrot seeds.Plant out cucurbits such as pumpkins and courgettes.Sow leeks where you had potatoes growing and later in June plant purple sprouting broccoli, which is probably the best veg to grow as it rewards you so well.
  6. Keep on top of weeds with your Osslating Hoe ( have some in stock).Hoeing in the morning will dry out soil in the evening the opposite.
  7. The best time to water is early in the day right up to 6pm after that you are just helping slugs and snails.Watering tomatoes plants use a bucket and water when the soil  is dry but keep a schedule every 3 or 4 days. If the plants are in grow bags or small pots they may need more frequent watering. Also remember to pinch out the axil shuts to encourage vigour in main stems.vigour
  8. Containers, water and feed.You can make your own by soaking seaweed in a bucket and diluting making a much weaker mixture. Feed often with a weaker solution, a strong solution can burn plants. Keep dead heading for continuous flowering of annuals such as sweet pea, cosmos and dahlias when the start flowering.Feeding a little and often.
  9. Take cuttings of your favourite plants. Use a mix of compost and grit erring on the grit.Keep well watered and out of direct sunlight.If leaves on cuttings are very large reduce or remove to slow down evaporation.Try to take cuttings that are about the size of a pencil and only take from a healthy plant.Place around the sides of a pot preferably a pre water soaked terra-cotta, don’t be tempted to place a cutting in the centre. Many cuttings fail so take lots. Best take cuttings in the early morning and place in a plastic bag to help them stay alive.
  10. Keep mowing your grass and leave cuttings behind. If you have a large area of lawn consider just mowing paths.Lavender cutting         

 

 

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Botanical Mono Printing and Sketching in the Garden June 2108

Ants in the Garden

Are ants in the garden bad? The good and bad news about ants and plants. Just as a weed is a plant growing in the wrong place, insects in the wrong place are pests. Ants play a very important role in the ecology of your garden for good and for not so good. ... Ants are predator and prey since they eat the eggs of many insects and serve as food for birds, lizards, and other beneficials. Their tunnels aerate the soil and allow water and nutrients to flow directly to the plant roots. They also distribute seeds by storing them in their tunnels. The caterpillars of some butter­fly groups - read more on Blog page

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June workshops

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We learn through fun and it is an opportunity for friends to do something creative together as are all these workshops.

Botanical Mono Printing with Dee Crofts Saturday, June 9  10 – 1 pm 

This will be a unique experience allowing you to use nature as your inspiration to produce prints on fabric. All materials are included and you will not only learn, you will have a print to hold onto forevermore. This is a first time this workshop has been run and judging by others is a must.

 

Art in the Garden(drawing) with Mairead Byrne on Sunday 10 June from 10 -1 pm

Mairead is a talented artist and teacher and she will guide you on drawing technique while using the garden as your inspiration.

 

Arranging Garden Flowers with Sally Horn on Saturday 16 June (Blooms Day)

2-5pm.

Sally is an experienced artist in flowers. She will share her creative techniques with you and encourage you with the same. We will be using flowers and greenery from the garden, if you have a special vase you would like to us bring it with you

 

Botanical Plaster casting with Dee Crofts. Saturday 23 June 10 – 4 pm

We ran this workshop twice last summer and the response to not only learning and creating a unique piece of art was fantastic. Lunch is included in this workshop.

Again all materials are included.