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Now is the time to get your garden Spring ready

by Fen Ryan, gardener and designer at Bloomingplaces

You may not be thinking about the garden right now in January, but if you actually want to maximise your enjoyment time in the garden during 2026, it is actually the right time to engage the services of a gardener to plan and prepare.

Winter is the best time to engage with the services of Bloomingplaces to plan and begin creating your garden in time to enjoy once the warmer weather arrives – avoiding the Spring rush.

Spring is the busiest season of all for gardeners. The best gardens are always prepared in advance.

January is the best time to

  • secure installation dates a better range of options will be available right now
  • prepare groundworks whilst the soil is right and easier to work with
  • plan designs, materials, furniture and planting schemes

Lawns and Patios

Now is the perfect time to

  • Install or upgrade patios and pathways meaning minimum disruption to enjoyment of your garden, ready for entertaining when the first warm days arrive
  • Prepare garden areas gradient
  • Replace lawns or reseed areas, improving soil structure and drainage in problem lawn areas, ensuring healthy lawn growth in spring

Planting Plans

January is ideal for planning planting schemes for the seasons ahead

Ensure all year round interest and plant now for a garden that includes

Structure – such as shrubs, hedging and trees

Borders – prepared to include seasonal interest with spring and summer bulbs and perennials for year upon year interest

Wildlife friendly, environmentally conscious with use of native plants, resilient gardens go hand in hand with and low maintenance designs

Pet and environmentally friendly ideas can all be included in a well planned garden

Do not hesitate to get in touch and book a consultation now to create the garden of your dreams to enjoy all year round, call Fen today at Bloomingplaces: Phone: 07769651599 or email fenryan@outlook.com

Fen at http://www.tinybloomingplaces.co.uk

Autumn Borders

by Fen Ryan, gardener and designer at Bloomingplaces

A feathery autumnal touch for the borders; grasses and self seeding perennials

Time to plant

Often the garden starts to tire as September approaches but it is not the time to “give up”. With our milder weather season extending well into September and beyond there are still many moments to be enjoyed from the garden. September is the perfect time not only to move existing plants to a different location, if required, but it is also a great time to add autumn colour to the border, whilst stock is available, extending the season and enjoyment for the months ahead. It is a window of opportunity not to be missed.

Layers of textured foliage and subtle colour make for a beautiful autumn border

Perennial plants that have not fared well can be moved to a different location before they disappear into a winter slumber. This is the best time for them to establish their roots in a new location so they will perform better the following year. Plants offering autumn interest can also be added to extend the garden display late into the year. Autumn is the perfect time to alter, adjust and add to borders, whilst bearing in mind next years performance.

Deep purple hues from foliage with deep pink flowers contrast wonderfully with light green foliage and lime flowers. All set against a feathery orange tinged background

Choosing Plants

Choosing perennials that will come back year upon year will ensure the garden matures and performs annually giving remarkable displays for every season.

Choosing a small selection of plants, considering texture, colour and height will give a desired look and feel to the border. Planting en masse will ensure an eye catching and effective display. Make sure you take on board the orientation of the border before choosing plants

Planting en masse for a naturalistic feel

September is not the end of the gardening season. It is a great time for getting ahead of the game. Planning and planting borders in September and October ensures plants can be acquired that are giving a great display at that time of year and on into late autumn/winter. It also allows consideration for and inclusion (or moving/removal) of existing plants within the border to ensure an aesthetically pleasing planting scheme is achieved. It is by far the best time to plant up a garden to ensure interest and longevity across the seasons.

Garden Design Ideas for a small space

Fen Ryan, gardener and designer at Bloomingplaces

Create a sense of seclusion in the garden

The home & garden should compliment each other. So connecting design elements, from the architecture of the house and the style of its interior, with the garden is key to creating a designed look and feel to your garden. This can be done using colours, patterns, plants as well as form or lines and will ensure a successfully designed garden individual and unique to your home.

Unify with colour

These elements can be introduced through the correct selection of hard and soft landscaping, plants, furniture, pots, fences and ground surfaces. A unique bespoke feel can be enhanced by connecting the colour of different elements of the house such as downpipes, windows and doors to garden to the garden hardware such as furniture, fences and pots. The choice of materials for patios and surface covering in the gardens can also be connected to the house interior and chosen to compliment and contrast.

The overall looked can be enhanced by mixing and matching textures, using materials or tones to create textural interest. Texture is key to making a space feel characterful, rich and unique.

Introduce textural interest with planting

Introducing plants with interesting leaves helps bring lots of texture into the planting. Knowing light levels soil and consideration of looking after plants in the longer term are all important things to consider when making plant choice in order to ensure longevity of a garden that looks good. Surroundings and environment should be taken into consideration to ensure a garden will thrive in the longer term.