An exciting start to 2025
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2025 is here. Another incredible growing season will soon be with us. The first day for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere is Thursday the 20th of March, so mark your calendars.
My New Book
It’s a busy year for me, with my new book launching in March. I can’t wait for you to be able to read it. Writing is such an intimate task, your ideas growing as poring through research unveiling more fascinating information.
Having held a copy of the finished version myself, I can truly say I’m so pleased with it. I can’t wait for you to read it. Plants with Superpower is available to pre-order now.
Alongside my new book, I’ll be producing an array of exciting gardening videos on my YouTube channel to help you get the best from your garden. If you haven’t already done so, please subscribe to my channel, so you’ll be notified straight away when a new video is released.
My website will also have a host of new blogs each week, to help guide and inspire you. So, remember to check regularly to see what is new. Plus, if you are a social media user, I’m producing a series of regular short tip videos on Instagram, so please check those out too.
My columns in the Daily Mirror and Daily Express are available every Saturday and packed with handy advice that makes gardening even more of a joy.
I’ll be joining Alan Titchmarsh on Love Your Weekend on Sunday the 12th of January on ITV chatting about houseplants. And on Tuesday the 14th of January, I’ll be with the This Morning team too. If you can’t watch them live, you can catch up on ITVX.
This is going to be a great year for gardeners, and I can’t wait to get growing with you.
Happy gardening!
David
Gardening tip of the month
Plant bare-root and containerised roses
Prepare your garden for the rest of the year by planting bare-root and containerised roses this month.
When to plant bare-root roses
These are exactly what they sound like; dormant plants with little to no soil around the roots.
Generally, bare-root roses are available to order and purchase between November and March. It is at this time they should be planted, as the rose is dormant.
However, whilst you are planting in the middle of winter, avoid planting during a period of hard frost.
When to plant containerised roses
Containerised roses are similar to bare-root roses, except they have been planted in a potting medium.
You can find these in garden centres at their best, like bare-root, between November and March, but can be planted all year.
Similarly again, containerised roses should be planted during a period without hard frost once home.
Preparing the soil for rose planting
Dig a bucket per square metre of well-rotted organic matter into your intended planting area. Then, fork into the soil 100 grams per square metre of general fertiliser.
Now you can prepare your planting hole. Make the hole twice the width of the rose’s roots and about the same depth as your spade’s blade height. Tease out the roots of containerised roses before planting.
Caring for newly-planted roses
Position your rose plant in the centre of the hole. Leave a cane in the centre of the hole where your rose has been planted, and backfill it in, gently.
Feed with general or rose fertiliser every spring, followed immediately by a mulch, and prune during the following winter.
For the subsequent two years after planting, water regularly during dry spells.
Evergreens for your garden
Watch this latest video from David to find out some of the most striking evregreens he’s growing in his garden.
Make a leaf mould
Don’t let your falling garden leaves go to waste! They can be of valuable use for your garden plants. Find out more below:
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Congratulations to the winners!
Keep your eyes peeled for more blogs, videos, competitions and winner announcements throughout January.
David Domoney is a Chartered Horticulturalist, Broadcaster, and Author. David has worked with a number of the UK’s leading garden retailers as a plant buyer and strategic consultant. With more than 30 years experience, in horticulture, David is as passionate about plants now as he was when he bought his first plant at a village fete.
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