Spring is just around the corner and with the frequent sunny days providing a great opportunity to get some fresh air, why not break yourself in gently to the start of the growing season with a few gardening tasks?
Top 10 jobs this month:
- Finish pruning fruit trees before buds start to swell (excluding plums and cherries).
- Order hedging by early March to catch last orders of the more cost effective bare-root and rootball plants.
- Lift and divide overgrown clumps of perennials. Protect new spring shoots from slugs.
- Top dress containers with fresh compost.
- Mow the lawn on dry days (if needed).
- Cut back Cornus (dogwood) and Salix (willow) grown for colourful winter stems.
- Weeds come back into growth – deal with them before they get out of hand.
- Apply a slow-release fertiliser around the base of trees and shrubs.
- Open the greenhouse or conservatory doors and vents on warm days.
Plant away! – Spring is the perfect time to plant trees and shrubs for year round interest.
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Visit us or ask about our At home Consultancy Service if you don’t know where to start.