RECYCLING
Compost give-away
This May, go along to Walpole Park in Ealing for
the council’s annual compost give-away day to
help you kick your flower beds into life, tackle your
vegetable patch and get your plants growing.
Stacks of nutrient-rich compost will be turfed
out for you to collect and take away to use on
your garden – completely free of charge. We
will be asking you to take a maximum of 100
litres or so, to make sure there is plenty for all
to go round. Members of the council’s recycling
team will be happy to answer questions about
composting and the council’s recycling services,
to help you make the most of them.
For more details on when the give-away will
take place, keep an eye on www.ealing.gov.uk
and the council’s Twitter feed @EalingCouncil.
Gardening
Emma Allen is manager
of Walpole Park in
Ealing and trained at
Kew Gardens. She writes
a gardening column in
the council’s quarterly
gardening newsletter.
notes
flowering stems to within one or two
buds of the older woody framework. Also,
remove any thin, weak or dead growth.
Hardy fuchsias may need cutting back
close to ground level to stimulate strong
new growth on which flowers will be
produced in late summer.
Spring shrub pruning
Get your own bin
Composting at home is the perfect way of
giving your garden a boost, and it is easy to get
started. Any leftover fruit or vegetable peelings,
grass trimmings, or even shredded paper and
egg boxes, can be used to make compost.
You can take advantage of a reduced-price
compost bin through Ealing Council, which are
available for as little as £20. They are delivered to
your home and come with a handy guide. To find
out more, visit www.ealing.getcomposting.com
Emma
Allen
Spring is the time to prune flowering
deciduous shrubs, those that are slightly
tender or are stooled (cut back hard).
General pruning tips for
all shrubs:
Remove any damaged or dead stems
Where there are many stems remove
some at the