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Paul, this link might help you regarding cuttings

Best Time to Take Plant Cuttings

 

That’s great thank you so I’m looking at around March to walk round my mums garden taking cuttings then lol

 

I’m planning on putting the first of the borders in next spring would I be better creating the border this Autumn and then putting horse manure on top so it is ready for spring or is there not much benefit in doing it so early

 

Paul, you can try cuttings at almost any time of year really....nothing to lose..I took some today of penstemons, veronicas and salvias. However, softwood cuttings taken in spring root fast and develop quickly

It is ideal now to take hardwood cuttings of shrubs, buddleias for example....take 6" to 9" cuttings and insert into pots or into the garden soil. (Better in 1 litre pots and left in a protected sheltered spot outside) They will root slowly, depending on variety but by mid spring should have done so.

Autumn is ideal time to add manure to the soil. Come spring you can cultivate it into the topsoil to help create a good planting medium

 

Shows how much I know Verdun, I thought I was late with my buddleia cuttings, I planted 6 yellow buddleia cuttings (which i didn't know existed) 9th August in a tray of seed/cutting compost and now have them doing well in 9cm pots, did the same with 6 white ones 25th August which are still in a tray but doing well, by the way i spotted both on scrub land and i see they sell for around £6 or £7 a plant.

 

That’s great thank you very much. I will nip round to my mums and take some cuttings soon and make a start on creating the first of the borders. Only concentrating on the one for next year and then will add another so I don’t get overwhelmed with it

 

I have just taken delivery of a 330 litre Dalek compost bin. I have kept the grass cuttings from the last few weeks and have some shredded paper and cardboard. Am I okay starting it now or am I better waiting until next spring. My aim with the compost bin is to produce enough to keep adding on top of my borders (once I have created them) in the the autumn to add nutrients back into the soil ready for the following spring.

 

Dug out the first of the borders today and covered with well rotted horse manure in preparation for next spring


Then I got some block paving blocks from the site staff on the estate to edge a bit at the front. I will be putting some Allium bulbs in the small border at the front

 

Put another border in around the seating area not sure what’s going on with the grass but will worry about it in the spring the lowest I cut it is to 2 inch

 

That is a very impressive start Paul. Will be watching with interest

 

Thank you not much will change between now and spring but I have also managed to nearly fill my 330l compost bin so will keep aerating it every couple of weeks and hopefully by spring I should have some nice compost to put in with the new plants

 

Welcome to the corner

 

You are making a great start to your new garden. Just a suggestion but to add height to the garden I think a tree of 2 would be a great addition. While most plants are best planted in the spring you can buy all sorts of trees bare rooted and plant them really any time during the winter/early spring before they come into growth. The sooner the better with trees as it takes a while before they loose their "lollipop" appearance and start to mature and enhance any garden.

 

Thank you

 

Thank you for the tip I was thinking about a small tree at the back near the fence. I’m also thinking about an arch at the entrance to the seating area with some climbing roses