Five top tips for your garden
Date Added: 01/03/2022
As gardens wake up after the winter, and with garden waste collections restarting, we've pulled together some 'sage' advice to get you in the growing mood!
#1 - Don't tidy up too soon
Wait until temperatures are above 10 degrees as butterflies, bees and other pollinators may be wintering in dead leaves and stems.
Delay trimming hedges to allow birds to eat berries before their nesting season begins in March.
You can also help our bird population by putting up nest boxes.
#2 - Get spreading
It's a good time to spread compost or bark around your shrubs and trees. Composting at home can save you money on fertiliser.
#3 - Start pruning
It's time to snip back your apple and pear trees.
#4 - More flowers for free
Divide up your perennials such as hardy geraniums and asters. Dig up carefully, split them in two and replant both.
#5 - Get planning
The end of winter is perfect to browse seed catalogues and start planning what you will plant and grow this year.
Composting at home
Once the bees have woken up and the birds have had their fill of the berries on the hedges, then you'll need to get rid of your waste by composting it or putting it your garden waste bin.
Why compost?
• Good way to dispose of and reuse your food and garden waste
• Creates nutrient-rich food for your garden
• Great way to help the environment
• It can save you trips to the tip
Order a compost bin
Garden waste collections restart
For everything you can't compost, garden waste collections will be restarting from 28 February, on your usual recycling day.
See collection schedule