Spring garden jobs
lawns Mow. aerate, apply spring
fertiliser.
roses Complete pruning. Feed.
Mulch with manure
Buy and plant container
grown Roses
borders Order new plants and
plant out
ponds Plant pools towards end of
month (april) when a
little warmer
trees and
shrubs Continue planting. Water
newly planted trees and shrubs
in dry weather and mulch
hedges Plant evergreen hedges. Straighten and firm
when loosened by the wind
veg Plant onion sets. Sow salad crops.
Sow late summer cauliflower, maincrop carrots,
beetroot, winter cabbage, purple sprouting broccoli.
Order tomato plants for june planting.
Beware late frosts!!!