JANUARY can be a quiet month in the gardens but lots to get ready for and her are some suggestions for you to thinks about or consider doing to be ready for the spring.

Plan for the year ahead, sketch out your garden layout and decide on crop rotation for your vegetable garden.

Check what seeds and bulbs you may have stored and have your pots and compost/soil ready to start planting. Maybe you want to add some varieties to your collection for upcoming season like more bulbs bluebells snowdrops.

Feed the soil of beds before planting with soil enricher, farmyard manure, or by adding compost.

Check the structures in the garden for any damage due to the weather like trellises and fences or even the gardening panels with the storms these needs a regular inspecting.
Now is an ideal time for planting bareroot hedges and filling in gaps in existing hedges it’s not only cost friendly they are easy to plant once the ground has been prepared.

January may not be the most glamorous gardening month, but it’s the foundation for a successful year ahead.
Primulas are a lovely addition to brighten up your pots now and make a lovely addition, while the bulbs are making the way to budding /flowering stage.
Want some additional colour in the kitchen Hyacinth bulbs are glowing with colour and scent now adding a lovely glow inside.

Special offers available on bird food sand feeders while stock last.

Related News

shannon airport terminal 1-2
50,000 passengers forecast for Shannon Airport over October Bank Holiday
david griffin 1
‘Many areas are not getting the level of support they need’ - Cllr Griffin
Bru na Sionna 29-08-19 4 apartment block
Road markings to be refreshed by Brú na Sionna
People and Place
Justin Gleeson: Aged 14, I cycled alone from Ennis to Derrynane on a Raleigh mountainbike
Latest News
éire óg vs kilmurry ibrickane 18-10-26 aaron fitzgerald darren o'brien mark mcinerney 1
Daniels dedicates Éire Óg's three-in-a-row success to late Pat Fitzpatrick
Everest Kitchen, Ennis
Ennis restaurant remains closed after inspectors find no running water at hand basin
shannon airport terminal 1-2
50,000 passengers forecast for Shannon Airport over October Bank Holiday
david griffin 1
‘Many areas are not getting the level of support they need’ - Cllr Griffin
parteenmeelick Cratloe 1-2
Parteen/Meelick accuse Cratloe of recruiting their players
Premium
More minor glory for Ennistymon with Hogan's hat-trick seeing them defeat Cratloe
Parteen/Meelick prevail over O'Currys in Junior A final
Luxury cottage at Trump Doonbeg triples in price to sell for €910k
Terrific Éire Óg win historic third Clare SFC title in a row
Experience was key for Kilmurry Ibrickane's senior success

Annual Subscription!

The Clare Echo annual subscription for just €69.99 a year. 

Prefer to pay monthly? Click the monthly option and get the first six months for just €3 a month (less than 75c per week), and thereafter €8 per month. 

Cancel anytime, limited time offer. T&Cs Apply. www.clareecho.ie.