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combination;
and 30cm below ground to protect against rabbits but
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1. Scare them away
2. Fence them out
3. Choose unpalatable plants
A Month in the Garden
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en backdrop to flamboyant summer flowers, but comes into its own during Autumn and Winter, with its
structural shuttlecock shape. It has robust mid-green foliage an
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As Spring approaches, it is time to look at your garden and prepare it for the coming year. It’s the small children another option is to choose unpalatable plants which deer and rabbit
ideal time to plant any new bare-rooted specimens, such as trees and roses. These will benefit from
My advice is to choose the most poisonous and prickly plants you can find as this
the addition of slow-release fertiliser to the surrounding soil, which in turn should be applied to all your
animals off.
beds.
Unfortunately, there are no hard and fast rules to decide what they will not eat - ev
Before doing this, tidy any old leaves left on herbaceous plants, by cutting with shears, and rake out
roses will be attacked during the winter when there is not much else about. By trial
rubbish and leaves that have collected under shrubs. This helps prevent pests and disease harbouring
we now have plants in our herbaceous borders which will withstand most munchin
in piles of rotting vegetation. Do bear in mind that weeds will still grow at this time of year, especially if this month stays frost free and damp. Remove these ensuring deep roots of perennial weeds are dug out completely.
It isPalsaontitmeotfo tphrueneMlatoe-nflotwher–ingDcrleymoatpist. eThreise fliolwixer-omn athse current year’s growth, so cutting the
stems hard now will prevent plants becoming tangled and untidy. Cut back to the hard woody stems,
removing any green growth from last year.
The native Male Fern is an elegant addition to the winter garden. It serves as a gre
d can withstand drier soil and sunnier spots than other ferns,
Plant of the Month – Dryopteris filix-mas hough equally happy in damp shade.
The native Male Fern is an elegant addition to the winter garden. It serves as a green backdrop to flamboyant summer flowers, but comes into its own during Autumn and
foliage lasts well into late winter, when at some point the
Winter, with its structural shuttlecock shape. It has robust mid-green foliage and can withstand
ves will fold down, forming natural protection for the crown
drier soil and sunnier spots than other ferns, although equally happy in damp shade.
the plant during the wet and cold winter months. Its best to
Its foliage lasts well into late winter, when at some point the leaves will fold down, forming
ve these until early spring, when they can be removed
natural protection for the crown of the plant during the wet and cold winter months. Its best to
mpletely to make way for the fresh new leaves (known as
leave these until early spring, when they can be removed completely to make way for the fresh
nds) to elegantly unfurl.
new leaves (known as fronds) to elegantly unfurl.
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