Gardening

Kick start your new year with a new garden plan.

Hellebores are a great addition to any garden, from the range of flower colours and types to the shape and colour of their leaves.

The garden can be the last thing on a lot of people’s mind once winter arrives but there is always something to be done to keep on top of it.

Even during winter there are still jobs you can do in the garden this will also help you to get your garden ready for next year. Finish off the year with your garden looking good!

Around Christmas everyone says to keep it local and to buy local. Well in CountryLife we do just that with our Christmas plants. In terms of our poinsettias they are as fresh and local as we could get. We get our poinsettias from two different nurseries, Littlebridge nurseries in Cork and O’Connor nurseries in Wexford. O’Connor’s nurseries grow their poinsettias without the use of chemical spray and they use biological pest control.

A popular customer question around this time of the year is ‘How can you get rid of wild garlic in the garden it seems to be taking over and I would really appreciate help. I have dug up for the last two years but they pop up again’.

Living in Ireland we’re used to unpredictable weather, it’s cold and dry one day and wet and mild the next.

The leaves are falling and the days or wind and rain are gaining in number. As well as wrapping yourself up warm – your garden needs plenty of TLC in November.