Garden Birds

06/05/2018

It’s hedgehog awareness week!

It's Hedgehog Awareness Week! Please do at least one extra thing to help hedgehogs! Visit BHPS website for ideas :-) http://thndr.me/SzukV7

21/12/2017

We would like to thank all of our clients for your support over the past year and we wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. Claire and Christine, Garden Birds

06/12/2017

We are still busy, busy...weeding, pruning, trimming hedges, tidying flower beds and collecting leaves. Yesterday we removed some tree branches that were damaging a garage roof.

30/10/2017

We have recently renovated a pond for a client. Replacing an old leaking liner and re-laying the surrounding York stone slabs.

20/10/2017

01/09/2017

A garden tidy for a client this week.

20/08/2017

Plant of the week, looking good right now....Rudbeckia Little Goldstar. A compact perennial to brighten up a border or for a container.

13/08/2017

Plant of the week - Sedum Purple Emperor. Deep purple succulent leaves and pink-red flower heads. A valuable source of nectar for bees and butterflies.

02/08/2017

Some pics from one of our jobs today tackling a couple of overgrown vegetable beds.

16/07/2017

A couple of pics from the job we did yesterday trimming and shaping large shrubs.

09/07/2017

Some of the gardening jobs for July that we can help you with -
Weeding borders. Try not to let weeds smother your plants and set seed.
Cutting back and deadheading faded perennial plants to keep borders tidy and encourage further flowers. Penstemons will continue to flower if stems bearing faded flowers are cut back to just above a bud. Hardy geraniums can be cut back after the first flush of flowers to encourage new growth and further blooms.
Pruning Wisteria- now is the time to do it.
If there is a prolonged dry spell lawn mower blades should be set higher to keep the grass greener. Cutting lawn edges around borders keeps everything looking neat.
We do regular garden maintenance and one off tidy-ups. Contact us to discuss your requirements.

02/07/2017

I noticed that some roses were being eaten and it wasn't too difficult to spot one of the culprits! The larvae of the Rose Sawfly. They are easy to pick off by hand if you don't want to use a pesticide.