March 2025
Hi, thanks for dropping by. New start in Dumfries as we are slowly moving from Cumbria across the border, into Scotland.
Lots to do finding new clients, getting my growing area at home ready to start new plants and to move my remaining stock to our new address.
Starting a brand new ‘No Dig’ garden as well, so I’ll hopefully have updates on how that’s going.
If you’re looking for a gardener, or help on a one off project, please give me a call on 07495 261627.
January 2025
Not much work currently with the very cold weather. Hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year.
Please call me on 07495 261627, if you’d like to book garden visits for the new season, Feb and March are great times to get your outside spaces power washed ready for the new garden year.
Feb 2024 Update
I’m taking on new garden work again, if you have any garden maintenance jobs, please email me iain@borringtons.com or call 07495 261627.
Plants are available again, new stock is being added currently.
Garden Maintenance and Plant Sales – Update 27/10/23
I’m unable to take on any more work this year, as I have limited days due to my full time job, and the days are getting shorter and the weather less predictable. Thanks to everyone who has contacted me to carry out maintenance on their gardens this year.
I may have some plants to clear and If time allows, I will add these into the shop and pop adverts on my social media channels and email everyone on my list.
Mowing lawns in wet weather….. no….
Unfortunately it’s damaging to both machines and lawns to mow in the wet, strain is put on petrol mower engines, and using electric in wet conditions is obviously dangerous when any kind of work is being carried out.
Grass is also prone to clumping, leaving lumps of bruised grass on the lawn and as the water impedes the spin of the blade, there is a tendency for the grass to tear rather than cut. If a lawn is quite mossy, the strain is even greater as moss takes far longer to dry out.
Water ingress is also greater when a lawn is very wet, leading to greater damage to the machine over all.
Have a look at the article below for more information and the video, which shows an extreme case of lawn damage…..
Experts opinion on mowing in the wet.
Council worker destroys lawn in the wet.
Plants ready for sale
Finally…. we’re getting some plants ready for sale, first tray of chilli plants are added as in stock. They’re getting listed as they hit sale size, approx three sets of true leaves.
Also the rhubarb has started to break bud with first leaves showing so I’ve made them live for sale again. Other plants are coming along, despite the massacre that the hard frosts have inflicted on my stocks. That said…. they’ve survived prolonged temps of -8c so they are strong plants!!!
Had some issues getting them to germinate this year, so they are coming along in small batches.
Chilli Plant Update 14/01/2023
The plants are coming along well now, although it has been quite a challenge to get germination started this year.
I am about to move the first of the batch into their final pots. They have their first sets of true leaves and I can see roots at the bottom of the pots so, time to give them more space.
New Season Chilli Plants
The recently planted chilli seeds have started to germinate so they are moving quickly from heated germinators to warm grow-light environments.
Once they have their first leaves, they will be transferred into 7cm pots to grow on until they reach sale size – about 9cm or three sets of true leaves.
I will be putting messages on Facebook and Instagram with their progress and also once I start to make them available for sale.
They will be available on this website before they go onto Etsy – however I will check the weather and any possible industrial action prior to sending as I’d rather delay posting by a few days rather than risk sending in any sub-zero temperatures.
November 5th – Sale at Allhallows Community Center, Fletchertown.
All done today but thanks to everyone who stopped by the stall today and purchased plants.
See you next time!
Spoke to quite a few people today, if you would like to be kept up to date please use the link on right to visit and like my Facebook page or send me your email to add to my mailing list for new plants and upcoming events.
October 29th
It’s still warm here in West Cumbria, but now it’s rainy too….. the slugs are everywhere, am hand picking them off the cabbages and salads…..
Good news however is that I have lots of seedlings coming along, taking advantage of this October heatwave and we’ve got Broom, Penstemon, Geum, Achillea and more…..
I’m hoping that I’ll have some more lily material coming soon, and I’ll be starting some interesting house plants off from seed when they arrive shortly!
The ferns are coming along in their enclosed environment and I’ve got some new Iris cultivars on order which I hope to have plants from in the next couple of seasons.
Look out for new items in the shop, I’ve got some BCSS journals and I’m hoping to list more books and other resources soon.
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