Magpie Gardening Services

Magpie Gardening Services Dedicated to providing a quality and reliable service for your gardening needs.

🌿 Magpie Garden Services 🌿

Magpie aims to bring your garden to life! 🌸 Whether you need regular maintenance, a seasonal refresh, or a complete garden transformation, we're here to help.

Sometimes when you're working in a Customer's garden, you have to stand back and admire nature for what it delivers.
16/06/2026

Sometimes when you're working in a Customer's garden, you have to stand back and admire nature for what it delivers.

Today, I ar been mostly trimmin' hedges...
16/06/2026

Today, I ar been mostly trimmin' hedges...

June gardening & greenhouse jobs reminder - please get in touch if you have any requirements on the points below, to sec...
01/06/2026

June gardening & greenhouse jobs reminder - please get in touch if you have any requirements on the points below, to secure your appointment.

Flowers

Lift and store tulip bulbs after flowering
Give wisteria its summer prune, cutting all the long sideshoots back to 20cm, to promote flowering next spring
Support tall-growing perennials, including hollyhocks and delphiniums, with a sturdy cane
Continue planting summer bedding in pots and borders, and water regularly to help plants establish quickly
Cut back spring-flowering perennials, such as pulmonaria, to encourage a fresh flush of foliage
Tie in new stems of climbing and rambling roses horizontally to supports, to encourage more flowers
Take cuttings from pinks and carnations, selecting non-flowering shoots, which should root readily
Pinch out the tips of fuchsias and bedding plants to encourage bushier growth
Give container displays and hanging baskets a liquid feed every few weeks to encourage flowering
Fill any gaps in borders with pots of tall bulbs, such as fragrant lilies, to add instant colour
Prune late-spring or early-summer shrubs after flowering, such as weigela and philadelphus, thinning out the older stems

Greenhouse

Sow herbs in pots to grow on your kitchen windowsill, such as coriander, parsley and basil
Plant out tender vegetables raised indoors, including beans, tomatoes, pumpkins, courgettes and sweetcorn
Pinch out the side shoots of cordon tomatoes regularly
Sow biennials, including foxgloves, honesty, wallflowers and sweet rocket, in seed trays
Water plants daily in warm weather, ideally in the evening or early morning, and avoid splashing the foliage
Increase greenhouse shading and ventilation to keep temperatures down on hot days
Feed flowering and fruiting plants weekly with tomato feed
Water greenhouse tomatoes regularly to prevent split fruits and blossom end rot
Treat pots with vine weevil control if this pest has been a problem in the past, as larvae become active this month
Water tomatoes regularly to void splitting and blossom end rot.

Garden maintenance

Empty, mix and refill compost bins to speed up decomposition
Spray roses showing signs of disease, such as black spot, powdery mildew or rust
Continue watering any new plantings until they're well established
Water newly laid turf several times a week, for at least the first month
Trim fast-growing hedges, such as privet, every six weeks over the summer
Put stakes in to support tall, large-flowered dahlias and tie in stems as they grow
Check hedges and shrubs for nesting birds before you start any trimming or pruning, so you don't disturb them
Remove any all-green shoots on variegated shrubs, cutting right back to their base
Dig out perennial weeds, such as couch grass and bindweed, as soon as you spot them
Feed lawns with a liquid or granular lawn fertiliser

Lawn repair day today, took a 4 week break from grass cutting to allow new overseeding to bed in - happy with these resu...
29/05/2026

Lawn repair day today, took a 4 week break from grass cutting to allow new overseeding to bed in - happy with these results as is Cutsomer!

I like my Customers...
29/05/2026

I like my Customers...

Easy like Sunday morning ... Happy New Customer, looking forward to working with this Customer to get the garden back to...
10/05/2026

Easy like Sunday morning ... Happy New Customer, looking forward to working with this Customer to get the garden back to its best in readiness for summer.

Decent cuppa too ;-)

May gardening & greenhouse jobs reminder - please get in touch if you have any requirements on the points below, to secu...
01/05/2026

May gardening & greenhouse jobs reminder - please get in touch if you have any requirements on the points below, to secure your appointment.

Flowers
Prune spring shrubs, after flowering to keep them compact
Tie in the new shoots of climbing plants, including clematis, wisteria and honeysuckle, to their supports
Continue sowing annuals, into gaps in borders for colour from August into autumn
Plant up hanging baskets, but keep in a greenhouse or porch for a few weeks to establish, before putting outside
Apply liquid feed to tulips, daffodils and other spring bulbs to encourage a good display next year
Plant out summer bedding and tender annuals, including sunflowers, after the last frost
Remove faded spring bedding, such as wallflowers and forget-me-nots, and add to your compost bin
Check lilies and fritillaries for scarlet lily beetles and their larvae, as they can rapidly strip plants of all foliage
Harden off tender plants raised indoors, but bring them back in at night to protect from late frosts
Pinch out the shoot tips of bedding plants and young annuals, such as fuchsias, to encourage bushier growth

Greenhouse
Water thirsty crops such as tomatoes, cucumbers and courgettes regularly as the weather starts to warm up
Tie the stems of indoor tomatoes, cucumbers and aubergines to canes as they grow
Plant heat-treated freesia corms in pots for fragrant flowers this summer
Check plants regularly for pests, on shoot tips and the underside of leaves, and treat with biological controls if desired
Put up shading to lower daytime temperatures and reduce scorching
Open doors and vents on warm days, but close them in the evening as nights can still be cold
Take cuttings of woody herbs such as hyssop, rosemary and thyme, and root in pots of gritty compost
Keep pricking out seedlings as soon as they get their first true leaves, to avoid overcrowding and fungal diseases
Start to harden off tender plants and bedding, ready for planting outside after the last frost
Transplant tomatoes into growing bags or large pots, and tie their main stem to a cane or vertical wire for support

Garden maintenance
Scoop out pondweed, blanketweed and algae from ponds and water features
Put soft tops on the tips of all canes, in borders, veg plots, pots and greenhouses, to prevent injury to eyes
Apply wood treatment to wooden garden furniture to condition it for summer
Set up an extra compost bin or a worm bin, so you can recycle more green waste from your kitchen and garden
Mow grass pathways through wildflower areas so you can walk in among the flowers
Hoe bare soil and hand-weed beds weekly, so weeds don't have time to establish and set seed
Trim topiary regularly to promote bushy growth and keep it looking neat
Sow grass seed or lay new turf by the end of this month, to create a new lawn or repair damaged patches
Check shrubs for nests before you start any pruning, to avoid disturbing nesting birds
Build sturdy wigwams and supports for climbers such as runner beans, sweet peas and morning glory
Watch out for aphids on shoot tips and young foliage, and wipe them off or spray with a soap-based solution

Finally got round to tackling this Customer's rear hedge ✂️🌿Swipe to see the before… and the after! What a difference a ...
23/04/2026

Finally got round to tackling this Customer's rear hedge ✂️🌿

Swipe to see the before… and the after! What a difference a good trim makes 😅 Much tidier, more light, and the garden larger now.

Worth the effort 💪 Get in touch to make your appointment.

Customer thrilled with the results from a patio pressure wash today! 🌟Great transformation — years of dirt, moss, and we...
09/04/2026

Customer thrilled with the results from a patio pressure wash today! 🌟

Great transformation — years of dirt, moss, and weather stains completely gone, leaving the space looking fresh, bright, and almost brand new.

Customer can enjoy their outdoor space in time for the nicer weather! ☀️

Get in touch iof you're looking for similar results ...

Great day for pressure washing, shining, slight breeze and some bangin' tunes for company.Get in touch if you're looking...
08/04/2026

Great day for pressure washing, shining, slight breeze and some bangin' tunes for company.

Get in touch if you're looking for a similar Spring make over.

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