WiINTER SHRUB PRUNING & HARDWOOD CUTTINGS WORKSHOP 10am-2.30pm
Who is the workshop for? Anyone who has a few shrubs that are getting out of control & isn’t sure how to maintain them. Learn how to correctly reduce the size of an overgrown shrub without killing it. If you want to increase the shrubs in your garden or just get a few cuttings of different shrubs from our garden, without the use of chemicals
We’ll be spending the morning standing outside so wrap up warm, bring tough gloves – you’re welcome to bring a folding chair if you don’t want to stand too long. We’ll be identifying what your shrubs are ( bring an image if you like include flowers, leaves & overall shape) & I’ll show you how to prune it on my shrubs in the gardens. (Also a good opportunity to view the autumn colour ) Bring your own Secateurs and or loppers you’ll be more comfortable using them
After lunch we’ll move into the polytunnel to produce some Hardwood cuttings for you to take home & grow on.
Cost £45.per person 20% members discount. Max 8 participants.
What is included? Coffee on arrival, all materials, Lunch of Hearty Vegetable Soup Sweet Treat & a Hot Drink. A Potful of Shrub Cuttings for you to take home.
Please email birkheadsnursery@gmail.com to register your interest & you’ll get a reply & instructions within 3 days #autumngardendays #rhshome
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Blue Anemones & Cherry blossom
March 16th
Wonderful to see the spring bulbs again. i
We lift, divide & replant snowdrops as soon as they finish flowering to spread them around the garden. If you need more bulbs we have ‘in the green’ snowdrops for sale. ( they’re clumps of recently flowered & lifted bulbs sold in brown paper bags. Prices from 10 bulbs for £5 We also sell Winter Aconites the same way. If you’ve tried growing from dry bulbs without success this is the way to succeed with flowers still visible they have the potential to also self seed for next year. & double the plants for you.
Our beautiful Hellebores are flowering in the gardens, so I picked a selection for you to see the huge variety we grow.
This month It has rained & rained & rained, I dash out between showers to take pics & plant bulbs.
Best things about Winter are the Wonderful Skies Sunrise & Sunset over Birkheads Dec. 15th 2023
