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Dead
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Remove all faded flowers from your daffodils,
pansies & violas. Let your daffodils die
back naturally so they put energy back into
the bulbs. Next year your daffodils will
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Prune
back forsythia |
Once it has finished flowering.
You can also prune & trim : Spiraea, Buddleia,
Dogwoods (Cornus), Hardy Fuchsias, Cotoneasters,
Potentilla, Mahonia, japonica.
How to prune...
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Divide
Hostas & Snowdrops |
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Dig up and divide large clumps of hostas.
Snowdrops
can be divided and re-planted ready for
next springs display.
How to divide a plant... |
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What
To Plant |
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This month plant biennials, sweet peas,
dahlia tubers and Penstemons. NOTE! Most
potted plants, trees, shrubs can be planted
at just about anytime of the year. Although
spring and Autumn are really the best times
to plant . If you see something you like
then buy it and plant it now. Buy a plant
with an information tab and follow the instructions
carefully.
Buy plants online here...
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Damaged
Foliage |
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Remove any yellowing or damaged foliage
from plants to prevent disease.
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| Weed
Control |
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Hand dig out weeds from your borders before
they get out of control then you will only
need to hoe occasionally throughout the
season. To suppress weeds add a mulch to
your borders or better still plant lots
of ground cover plants such as ajuga reptan,
hardy geraniums, hostas ,tiarella wherryi,
pulmonaria saccharata and stachys byzantina.
Methods of controlling weeds...
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Prune
Jasminum |
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Prune Jasminum
nudiflorum and Ribes (flowering currant)
after the flowers have faded.
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Roses |
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Cut last years stems back by about half. |
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Sowing
Seeds |
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Sow half-hardy annual summer bedding plants.
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Summer
Hanging baskets |
Start to make up your
hanging baskets
in the greenhouse this month.
How to create a hanging basket Click Here
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| Stake
your plants |
Stake your plants
that will grow tall this spring and summer
need staking to prevent being damaged or
blown down by windy weather. Plants included
are; Delphinium, Lupin,
Foxglove, monks hood and Oriental Poppies.
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