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Below is a selection of tasks to be done over the forthcoming spring
months.
The garden diary is updated regularily so keep checking in to see what
needs doing throughout the year.
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m a r c h
at
a glance
- Mulch bare soil in beds
& borders
- Move evergreen shrubs
- Prune bush and shrub roses
- Prune shrubs with colourful
winter stems
- Lift & divide overgrown
clumps of perennials
- Plant summer-flowering bulbs.
- Reseed bare patches of lawn.
- Start mowing lawns regularily.
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Last Chance
- Finish planting bare-root trees
and shrubs and new fruit trees and bushes.
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a p r i l
at
a glance
- Continue watering newly planted
trees and shrubs if the weather is dry.
- Plant evergreen trees &
shrubs
- Trim grey-leaved shrubs to keep
them bushy.
- Tie-in the new shoots of climbers
- Prune early flowering shrubs.
- Divide perennials.
- Stake tall-growing perennials.
- Kepp weeding.
- Deadhead daffodils.
- Sow or turf new lawns.
- Feed established lawns.
- Start mowing lawns regularily.
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Last Chance
- Cut-down any dead growth left
over winter on perennials, especially grasses, before there is too much
risk of damaging new shoots.
- Plant summer flowering bulbs.
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m a y
at
a glance
- Water plants that need it
regularily.
- Prune spring-flowering shrubs
that have finished flowering.
- Lightly trim box and other
formal hedging.
- Cut-back and divide spring
flowering perennials.
- Clear out spring bedding plants
and replace with summer bedding.
- Feed and weed lawns to encourage
good growth, as well as mowing regularily.
- Inspect plants regularily for
signs of pests and diseases.
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Last Chance
- Sow or turf new lawns before it
gets too dry.
- Finish planting evergreen shrubs.
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