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Letters from the garden Dear Readers, I don’t know about you but the plant of the season so far must be the Hawthorn, the flowers are simply fabulous, last year the iris did well but this year it goes to the Hawthorn, they are just beautiful. Maybe they knew that for the Royal Wedding they needed to perform or perhaps because it was Chelsea Flower who knows. My tulips did well this year also, I have put some Honey Bells in a pot which are just starting to show themselves, they would look great in the middle of a border as they have a little height to them, I am also desperately trying to put more time in my own garden, lots of cut flowers seeds, we will see if they get eaten or not, some rodent has certainly enjoyed my Cosmos and my Cornflower seedlings, which I bought especially from Sarah Raven’s catalogue, I’ll just have to by some more!! Pests, nevermind all part of managing one’s garden. I hope you enjoy Chelsea Flower show, I will be watching from the sofa, far too busy for me unless you are one of the Exhibits, I’ve seen some pics of the Hillier Garden and it’s good to know we are on trend and we have been using lots of rusty steel for planters, and had lots of requests for them to be planted up. Well I’ll get back to the office and keep an eye on Tinca out the window as she is sunbathing. Enjoy the bank holiday weekend and whatever you are up to, enjoy your space and if you need help with basic maintenance, Amenity Horticulture or more specialised Horticulture please let us know. Have a lovely May. Lynn Dupont Mow ‘n’ Blow Garden Services Ltd MNB Horticulture Ltd 
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Letters from the garden Dear Readers, Sun and spring is always a bonus and the Bank holiday weekend will get us all motivated I hope. I know we are struggling to keep up with the weather, but we would rather have too much than not enough to do. We are just finishing planting a rockery and bog garden for a client and the teams have really enjoyed doing something different and it means everybody has an opportunity to learn more, as we say every day is a school day!! Last week, we started to work with a new garden to us, but I must say it is beautifully planted and they just need us to keep it looking that way, it was a pleasure to see it and we hope it continues, the team loved working there as there were plants they only see in estate or RHS gardens. Happy team makes happy Mow n Blow parents. I’m even being able to work my own garden on occasion normally weekends and evenings, but I love this time of year so much I normally find energy from somewhere. My lovely husband must just watch sometimes as his back is quite bad and on occasion can barely move, but that’s why a fishing weekend is good for him, and then we have Tinca the Jack Russell with a heart condition but she is still going strong and watches me from under the garden shade. Whatever you are up to, enjoy your space and if you need help with basic maintenance, Amenity Horticulture or more specialised Horticulture please let us know. Have a lovely May. Lynn Dupont Mow ‘n’ Blow Garden Services Ltd MNB Horticulture Ltd   The May bug…. …..May – Springtime, hopefully by we have some warmer weather to watch all the flowers and new growth coming up, and keep the momentum going. By now you will probably already have started sowing seeds undercover and for a lot of flowers especially for cut gardens you can now sow outside direct, normally wait for the last frost, but with the climate we now have that’s not so easy to judge. I have for the first time in a couple of years purchased my seeds at the right time, I am trying to have the flowers I enjoy but to also have more cut flowers than normal, I shall also be doing a bed of sweet peas my husband’s favourite, don’t forget they need plenty of good soil and to be well watered. Keep on top of the weeding as those pesky weeds can go rampant if not spotted early enough. Also, one of the most common questions we get is ground elder please weed it, it doesn’t work that well, to really make an inroad to it you must dig the whole area up and keep removing any roots found. This can be difficult as there may be a lot of other plants hindering the process, for those that are happy to use a safe weed killer, we suggest using this product, if you keep hitting the areas in question they will die off at the root and reduce the problem, you will then be able to control any stray patches that appear better, always act quickly if you do not want this in your borders. You will never get rid of this plant completely without putting in time and perseverance so don’t be downhearted we all suffer it’s quite common, and we can always help. This is the time that if you have planted your fruit and veg to keep an eye on bugs and watering, we want lovely juicy strawberries and plump beans to eat. Not forgetting the sweet peas for the table. Don’t forget to feed your Rhodo’s and Azaleas this is there time to shine, hopefully they haven’t been hit by a late frost like last year, that ruined my mum’s Azalea, but I have lovely picture for you to enjoy when in its element. Enjoy the season and try and keep up as time runs away with all us gardeners in this beautiful month. Oh, and if you don’t have time just call us 😊01420 83471 Lynn and Christian Dupont Mow n Blow Garden Services Ltd MNB Horticulture Ltd  |
