Sheila Hassock Garden Design http://www.sheilahassock.co.uk Sheila Hassock Garden Design Wed, 02 May 2012 09:35:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Tips for May http://www.sheilahassock.co.uk/tips-for-august/ http://www.sheilahassock.co.uk/tips-for-august/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 09:00:20 +0000 admin http://sheilahassocks.whdev.co.uk/?p=23
  • Plants for May – Aquilegia vulgaris, alliums, peonies, Tulip ‘Spring Green’ and Viburnum sargentii ‘Onondaga’.
  • Plant out summer bedding.
  • Plant out dahlias and take cuttings of their young shoots.
  • Support tall herbaceous plants while they are small.
  • Plant hardy chrysanthemums for autumn flowering.
  • Feed daffodils a rose or tomato feed.
  • Dig up and store tulips after flowering.
  • Take soft cuttings of garden shrubs.
  • Trim formal hedges of box, yew, lonicera or santolina.
  • Feed lawns for good summer growth.
  • Plant tomatoes under glass.
  • Sow and plant tender vegetables outdoors like courgettes, French and runner beans, tomatoes and cucumbers.
  • Prune plum and cherry trees now the sap is rising.
    • ]]>     http://www.sheilahassock.co.uk/tips-for-august/feed/ 0     New legislation for front garden paving http://www.sheilahassock.co.uk/new-legislation-for-front-garden-paving/ http://www.sheilahassock.co.uk/new-legislation-for-front-garden-paving/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:10:30 +0000 admin http://sheilahassock.whdev.co.uk/?p=48 The Government is hoping to steer the public to use more environmentally friendly products in their front gardens.

    From October 2008, home owners in England must apply for planning permission if they want to pave their front garden with an impermeable material, such as asphalt. Planning permission is not required if you use a porous or permeable product which will reduce flooding and its subsequent damage.

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    www.allotment.org.uk

    Royal Horticultural Society

    www.rhs.org.uk

    Society of Garden Designers

    www.sgd.org.uk

    Rock Unique

    www.rock-unique.com

    Creative Landscapes

    www.creative-landscapes.net

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