The Garden in 2025 - what will you grow this year

JW77

Well its that time..

For me, it's I the seed swap season in February with a local charity, and 'potato day' run by the local Organic Gardening Group (although I get someone else to get the potatoes after I choose them out of a 3 page list.
The mad sowings of Feb.. And the chitting of spuds! And I need to replace my old mini greenhouse..

Watching the bulbs come up (I've managed to save and replant the same bulbs for about 3 years now) I'm enjoying the Thrive newsletter as well.

And then the following months of excess seedlings, leading up to plant sales in May.. Will it be a wet year, a dry year? A windy year..

The picture below was the front garden in 2017.. It's now a lush garden with a selection of mini buddlia, wider borders, made using No Dig methods, large planters, and potted blueberries, a rhubarb, plant and mini fruit trees.
Near the house is a corner bed with a collection of Hellebores that add spring colour every year..

One thing I do need to do is get the mulching done, or get someone to help me. Depending on energy levels.. And the pruning of the Buddlias for this year, which is anytime between Feb & April..

In the image, apart from the rather dull lawn. Is the narrow border with the oriental lilies, and one Bocking 14 comfy plant.

Sandy_123

@JW77 looks good

Bluebell21

Your garden is lovely. @JW77 No colour in my garden yet.

Holly_Scope

Looks beautiful @JW77, very colourful. 🙂

Mary_Scope

Lovely garden @JW77! We have a rhubarb plant in my garden and it always seems to do well, we did try raspberries once but that wasn't as successful!

What would you recommend planting this time of year?

JW77

Its a good time to get fruit trees in, or roses, just about. Also if the shops are selling off 'winter' bulbs/daffs etc then put them in pots.. They may just flower a bit later.
Microgreens inside.. If you've got somewhere warm.. And space. Tender stuff like tomatoes, peppers, chillis. But it's still early and they can wait.

Its also a great time to do pruning, a bit of tidying up and mulching..
https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/expert-advice/monthly-organic-gardening-advice/your-organic-garden-in-january/what-to-sow-in-winter

Many of the gardening catalogues have these monthly tips.. Here in the Midlands things are about 5c cooler, generally than London.. So they have the Daffodils flowering already, ours are up, but not a sign of flowers..

Between now and April I'll probably be pruning shrubs like Buddlia too:)

JW77

Here's a couple more photos as the garden is building up.. The beds have go bigger.. You can see the 'no dig' going on in the second photo to enlarge the beds.. Since this was taken the orange planter has rotted so had to go..

Sandy_123

Shame they are very colourful

Biblioklept

Just growing some grass would be good, my garden has turned into a big brown swamp over winter!!!!

Your garden looks great @JW77!

Jimm_Alumni

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This is lovely!

Our garden has also unfortunately turned into a bit of a mess over the winter @Biblioklept. I really haven't been in a place to clean it up either, hopefully I'll get the motivation soon before spring starts.

Biblioklept

Sorry yours is a mess too @Jimm_Scope!! Honestly I never realised how hard it is just to even maintain grass 😅 I tried doing lots of planting last year after @chiarieds gave me advice and there are a few things in pots that still seem to be alive but yeah I really don't have a green thumb it seems!!

Jimm_Alumni

I do not have a huge green thumb either, my partner really does but our garden is just a bit too much for us to handle if we are both having motivation or health issues. It definitely takes more work maintaining than we first imagined a garden would!

JW77

I find the Thrive gardening club newsletter very useful
Its only once a month and they have a load of good info on their website.

https://www.thrive.org.uk/how-we-help/what-we-do/gardening-advice
Hopefully I'll spend some time in the garden tomorrow. I'll let you know how I get on!

JW77

Photos from today, Hellebores looking great now and really starting to bloom, and what I’m hoping is a Deep Secret rose.

I bought the rose at least a year ago and it had poor roots, really struggled. So i took cuttings from the healthy growth, and it’s alive. So hopefully 🤞🏼🙏👍

Mary_Scope

Those flowers are looking very promising @JW77, I bet your garden looks lovely and colourful in Spring/Summer!

JW77

I've never had a negative comment - the front garden is a sort of 'show garden' a bit wild, not planned by full of interest.
The back.. We got it landscaped last year with raised beds. I'm not sure quite what, or if it's exactly what we wanted but gardens take a while to mature.

whistles

I don't have a garden, but I do look after some wild daffodils.

I currently have twelve buds that want to grow. So will get photos of their progress if people want me to.

Bluebell21

Yes that would be lovely @whistles

Bluebell21

Fist sign of Spring in my garden. Snowdrops.

michael57

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Cutting from last April flowering now

just4once

I moved house last April so used lots of pots moving stuff over from the old place and seeing how the new garden was going to be with regards to sun and wind I was lucky to have been left a potted plum tree by the previous owners too I am continuing to grow blueberries I have two bushes so get plenty ,strawberries and raspberries I also grow spring onions from the scrap ends as they regrow tomatoes and spinach, potatoes and peas along with herbs and salad I have no clue what I am doing I just hope for the best and give it a go and see what happens