November's Tips
Are our gardens, urban and country parks just for fun? Is a garden and open parkland a private indulgence or are they essential for a fully functioning society? Would better access to, and better designed, green spaces have prevented the social unrest seen throughout the UK this summer? How great a part do gardens, parks and access to the countryside contribute to our health and well being? Do they promote healing and recuperation? Are these factors relevant just for hospital gardens or should this kind of thinking shape our decision making on every garden and green space we create? Do they nurture our soul and help preserve a fragile environment? Do we have the answers? Can we as individuals make a difference? I leave this with you...
General tasks :
- Our soil is very dry here in the south. So water new planting, pots, tubs and those plants under tree canopy
- Continue with leaf clearing and composting
- Weeds survive all the elements through at them hoe – fork through regularly
- Leaf fall seems to be variable, plants are confused even, we have lilac, azaleas in flower
- Clay soil benefits from working and composting before Christmas, frost breaks it down more easily
- Reshaping border edges or making new beds, a garden hose is useful for marking out new shape or bed
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