Tips for December

• Plants for December – Cotoneaster x watereri, Garrya elliptica (evergreen silk-tassel bush), Jasminium nudiflorum and Mahonia x media ‘Charity’.
• Sow pelargoniums early or buy plugs to flower next summer.
• Plan for winter colour in the borders with dogwoods, skimmias, bergenias and heathers.
• Start potting up lilies in batches for sequential flowering.
• Prune deciduous trees to shape.
• Prune and plant blackberries.

Posted on Tuesday, December 1st, 2020