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Garden Jobs This Month & Social Updates near Finchley

Garden Jobs This Month - AUGUST.

FLOWERS

  1. Collect seeds as they ripen, from plants such as aquilegias, sweet peas and love-in-a-mist, choosing a dry day
  2. Deadhead dahlias and other perennials to encourage a constant display of blooms
  3. Keep camellias and rhododendrons well watered through late summer while their flower buds are forming
  4. Trim lavender once flowering is over to maintain a compact, bushy shape, but avoid cutting into old wood
  5. Prune rambling roses, removing up to a third of stems that have flowered, and tie the rest to supports
  6. Keep pots and hanging baskets flowering by watering and deadheading regularly, and add tomato feed fortnightly
  7. Take cuttings of woody herbs, including lavender and hyssop, choosing non-flowering shoots
  8. Sow hardy annuals in sunny spots to provide early summer colour next year
  9. Set up an automatic watering system for pots and hanging baskets if you’re going away on holiday
  10. Strim or mow areas of wildflower meadow, now that the plants have scattered their seeds
  11. Take softwood cuttings from penstemons, choosing healthy, vigorous, non-flowering shoots
  12. Remove any spent hardy annuals if you don’t want them to self-seed
  13. Plant autumn bulbs, such as colchicums, sternbergia and nerines, in pots and borders

FRUITS & VEGETABLES

  1. Be vigilant for signs of tomato and potato blight, removing affected plants immediately to prevent spread
  2. Summer prune both free-standing and trained apple trees, to encourage good fruiting in future years
  3. Plant well-rooted strawberry runners into new beds
  4. Pinch out the tops of outdoor tomatoes, as further flowers are unlikely to produce fruits that have time to ripen
  5. Order saffron crocus bulbs (Crocus sativus) to plant in September, so you can harvest your own saffron this autumn
  6. Use netting or fleece to protect blackberries and autumn raspberries from birds
  7. Lift onions and shallots once their tops die down, then leave to dry in the sun
  8. Cut back leaves on grapevines to let the sun ripen the fruits
  9. Sow hardy crops such as land cress, rocket and corn salad for winter pickings
  10. Harvest fresh herbs to freeze in ice cubes for winter use, or to hang up and dry then store in jars
  11. Plant a kiwi plant, to climb over a trellis, fence or arbour
  12. Water crops regularly, especially during hot weather
  13. Plant blueberry bushes into acid soil

IN THE GREENHOUSE

  1. Set up a capillary matting system to ensure plants have enough water if you’re going away on holiday
  2. Plant cold-stored potato tubers in large tubs in a greenhouse or cool porch, for harvesting at Christmas
  3. Pour water over the greenhouse floor every morning during hot weather to increase humidity
  4. Plant up pots with ‘Paper White’ narcissus bulbs for fragrant indoor displays this Christmas
  5. Remove the lower leaves of cordon tomatoes up to the lowest truss, to let more light and air reach the fruits
  6. Take leaf cuttings from succulents, such as echeverias, crassula and sedums
  7. Start watering dormant cyclamen to bring them back into growth after their summer rest
  8. Plant flowering bulbs, such as nerines, lachenalia and veltheimia in pots indoors, for autumn and winter colour
  9. Look out for pests and diseases on greenhouse plants, and treat any you find immediately
  10. Harvest tomatoes, cucumbers and chillies regularly to encourage more fruits to form
  11. Tackle vine weevil infestations by watering pots with a solution of biological control nematodes
  12. Shade delicate plants in the greenhouse to avoid sun scorch on hot days
  13. Take leaf cuttings from houseplants, including begonias, African violets and Cape primroses

AROUND THE GARDEN

  1. Cut laurel hedges with secateurs rather than a hedgetrimmer, to avoid half-cut leaves that turn brown
  2. Clear weeds from cracks in paving and driveways before they get established
  3. Tackle problem lawn weeds, digging them out or applying a lawn weedkiller
  4. Sow green manure to fill any bare ground
  5. Summer prune wisteria by shortening all long sideshoots to about 20cm
  6. Keep deadheading border plants, unless you want to collect their seeds
  7. Remove suckers from roses or around the base of trees
  8. Collect seeds and ripe seed pods from your favourite flowers and vegetables
  9. Prop up any clumps of tall border plants that are starting to flop, using canes and string, or twiggy sticks
  10. Prepare soil for sowing a lawn or laying turf during September and October
  11. Go on regular snail hunts, especially on damp evenings, to reduce populations
  12. Turn compost to speed up decomposition

All above information from http://www.gardenersworld.com/what-to-do-now/ & are in no way based on our current stock.

This Weeks Social Media Update.

WEEK 34: Empty Boxes.

Good afternoon#gardeners. We hope that you, & your #plants, made through another hot weekend. There are plenty of empty Taylors Bulbs cardboard boxes in number 1 greenhouse today. This can mean only one thing… we have had another delivery of spring flowering bulbs. So there is now close to a full selection of flowering bulbs available.

In the shop we are beginning to stock up on autumn ready products such as autumn lawncare, leaf rakes, gloves etc. Out in the plant areas we continue to provide the widest selection possible for the time of the year. This includes flowering perennials from various trusted sources & some of our latest batches of own grown shrubs. There isn’t a vast selection of roses available to us in the summer but we did take delivery of a small amount on Friday & there are some more scheduled for delivery this week.

Also delivered today was our next batch or autumn/winter bedding plants ready for pricking out into bedding plant packs. The first of these should be ready by the end of the month.

That is all for this quick update.

Happy Gardening Everyone.

18/08/25

PS… Scroll to the bottom of any page on the website to see our Instagram feed.

Shopping At Clockhouse

Garden retail like it used to be.

Here at Clockhouse Nursery we pride ourselves in providing reasonably priced plants & the products you need to grow them effectively.

That is all.

So, no need to wade through the tide of unnecessary paraphernalia that you will find in most modern garden centres.

No need to worry about parking either as we have over 150 spaces available.

Please Note !

We are a CASHLESS establishment. Accepted payment metohds: credit / debit cards (contactless or otherwise), Gift vouchers & voucher cards, Apple or Android Pay.

This IS perfectly legal: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/explainers/what-is-legal-tender

Accessibility

The vast majority of our sales areas are accessible to all. Pathways are either tarmac or concrete both outside & inside greenhouses. We have done our best to make sure that most areas can be reached by wheelchair users although in few areas this has not been 100% possible to achieve. It is an ongoing aim of ours to improve on this situation further.

You will find three designated wheelchair friendly parking zones adjacent to the shop entrance plus several other parking spaces around the car park which provide ample space for easy access to a vehicle once parked. We provide Male, Female & Accessible toilet facilities. Should you need to borrow a wheelchair, we have two, free to use, ‘push along’ style chairs on site. These are available on a ‘first come first served’ basis & you cannot book or reserve their use in advance of your visit. We advise that wheelchair users are accompanied during their visit as there are some slopes that may prove tricky for inexperienced users. Our site is on a natural gradient & we have managed to mitigate this in some areas but not all.

Should you require any internet based services to assist you, you can log onto our free WIFI whilst you visit. Just ask a member of staff for the access code when you arrive.

We have six ‘St Johns Ambulance’ trained first aid operatives within our staff. They are fully qualified in the ‘First Aid At Work’ training module. There are a number of first aid kits at their disposal around our site including an AED device.

Site Plan

Finding your way around our site.

Over recent years we have put a lot of effort into making our nursery as easilly accessible as possible. The entire sales area & car park have hard sufaces made from either concrete or tarmac. Outside pathways are wide and our sales beds are sturdy brickwork allowing customers to sit & take a rest if one of our benches is too far away or already occupied.

We feel that you will be able to navigate our nursery with ease, whether you are here for a leisurely browse or a calculated ‘in & out’ quick shop. Free copies of the nursery map (shown to the right) are available from our customer services desk, they also have a shop layout map on the back of them. Don’t forget, a member of staff will be more than happy to point you in the right direction.

We hope that you enjoy your visit.

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Discounts

We offer discounts on purchases which are open to everyone.

Discounts do not apply to promotion items, special offer items, gift vouchers, bedding plants, delivery costs or compost.

You Spend Payment
£350-£649 5% discount
£650-£949 7% discount
£950+ 10% discount
Gift Vouchers

The perfect gift for green fingered family and friends

If you have absolutely no idea what to buy for as a gardening gift but you do know that the recipient is a Clockhouse Nursery customer, we can offer you a Clockhouse Nursery specific gift card. Available in four designs & similar to many highstreet gift cards in size. Simply request one at the tills, choose your design & it can then be pre loaded with an amount of your choice. Once loaded the amount on the card can be used as part payment or in its entirety. Please don’t forget to mention to your family & friends that they can become part of the Clockhouse “Garden Gang” by signing up for our loyalty card too!

We also stock & accept “National Garden Gift Voucher Cards” which are accepted at over 2,000 leading UK garden centres, shops and nurseries. With National Garden Vouchers you have the choice of over 90,000 garden products from saplings to pagodas all gardeners will find something they’d like. A National Garden Gift Voucher is great for any special occasion, and whether the lucky recipient is an experienced gardener, or just starting out, they’ll be able to buy everything they need with the thoughtful gift. (Please note that we no longer sell the paper form of these vouchers however, we do continue to accept them as long as they are in date & validated by the retailer).

Plant guarantee & refund policy

We are committed to ensuring that we sell excellent quality plants at what we deem to be reasonable prices. Many of our plants are grown here on site which enables us to maintain quality control to a very high level. Other plants are supplied by trusted companies, many of which have been in business for decades. We are always available to advise customers on the correct care for plants pre-purchase.

Because of this confidence in our product we do not offer a plant guarantee. However should you experience a problem with your plant within six months of purchase we will consider either replacement, refund or we will advise you on a course of action to take to resolve the issue. The plant will usually need to be returned & it must be accompanied with valid proof of purchase in the form of our itemised till receipt. We do NOT accept responsibility for plants damaged by weather conditions ( i.e. frost or extreme heat), or poor aftercare. A plant is a perishable good reliant on correct level of aftercare for survival. As such, after six months we relinquish responsibility for its nurturing & hand that duty 100% to the purchaser.

Refunds and exchanges

Should you change your mind about a ‘non plant’ product after purchase you may return it to us providing that the packaging has not been opened, the product has not been used, the product is still in saleable condition, with a valid receipt, within 28 days of purchase. Also, should the product be found to be faulty, it should be returned to us inside of 28 days with valid proof of purchase. Return or refund outside of 28 days may also be considered if the product meets the previous requirements stated. Plant returns should be within 5 working days. The plant will need to be in exactly the same condition as it was at the time of purchase and accompanied with a valid receipt. You will be offered cost equivalent exchange, or refund to the original method of payment.This will be at the discretion of management.

If a product had been delivered by us its return is soley the responsibility of the purchaser. We will not offer a pick up service unless extreme circustances dictate that there is no other option. In such a case the purchaser may be liable for the cost of pick up. This will be at the discretion of management.

All refunds will be credited in the same fashion as initially received, i.e. if you paid by card, the refund will need to be issued to the same card.

PLEASE NOTE We are now inside the London Ultra Low Emissions Zone. We do not accept responsibility for the the payment of ULEZ fines issued to customers when visiting our establishment nor do we accept responsibility for ULEZ fines issued to customers returning faulty or unsuitable goods.

We do not offer refunds or guarantees on any sale or stock clearance items.

Please keep your receipt as proof of purchase. (A bank statement is not sufficient to prove the purchase of individual items).

This does not affect your statutory rights.

We are now inside the London Ultra Low Emission Zone (blue area on the map).

The closest that you can get to us without a ULEZ compliant vehicle is the west section of Bullsmoor Lane as far as the mini roundabout.

Thank you in advance to customers whom wish to stick with us despite not having a compliant vehicle.

We hope that the savings you make shopping with us can compensate for the £12.50 fine.

PLEASE NOTE We do not accept responsibility for the the payment of fines issued to customers when visiting our establishment nor do we accept responsibility for fines issued to customers returning faulty or unsuitable goods.

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Perennial G.R.B.S

Our number one chosen charity is Perennial.

We are a Perennial Platinum Partner which means that we make an annual donation to this organisation. Sometimes we may add links to our social media posts which will enable our followers to donate directly to this charity.

This is a charity which specifically helps people within horticulture, & their families, with a wide range of requirements.

Current president is Alan Titchmarsh. Perennial Chief Executive, Jamie Gault, offered his congratulations: “Alan stands as a cornerstone of Perennial’s legacy and his contribution has been significant not only shaping the trajectory of Perennial but also inspiring a profound sense of purpose and solidarity within the horticulture community, making a lasting impact that resonates far and wide.”

If you would like to find oout more about Perennial & their work or maybe see if they could help you, here is a link to their website https://perennial.org.uk/

We are not seeking any other direct associations with charities as Perennial is a perfect fit for us at this time.

Dog Friendly

We are a dog friendly establishment.

This means that well behaved dogs, on leads, are welcome in all parts of our nursery.

We would only ask dog owners to be respectful of our customers that may not like our canine friends & that they clean up after their pooches.

You can search for other Dog Friendly places to shop, stay, walk etc here https://www.dogfriendly.co.uk/

Get in Touch

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