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The velvety red flowers are a sure sign that Christmas is on its way, Poinsettia have earnt a reputation as being hard to maintain but if you follow our foolproof tips your Poinsettia should thrive well past Christmas day.
It is essential to keep a healthy compost pile all year round even during the cold dark days of winter! The decomposition process slows down during the winter months due to the decline in temperature, bacteria, mold and mites still manage to work their decomposition magic throughout the winter months. Winter composition requires very little preparation and is easily manageable for most gardeners.
It’s official winter is here and whilst you are busy preparing your gardens for the harsh winter weather we have put together a list of 5 plants which thrive in the winter. These five will provide brightness to your garden throughout the winter months. We hope these plants help you and your garden get through the harsh winter with a bit more optimism and will stop the weather from bringing you down.
Now that the evenings are getting darker and the temperatures are starting to drop it’s time to protect your garden from the plant damaging winter that lies ahead. Cold weather and frost and the biggest garden destroyers during the winter months, cold weather can causes the water in the plant cells to freeze which subsequently damages the cell wall. It is easy to spot a frost-bitten plant as their growth become limp, blackened and distorted.