- Control weeds before they get established.
- Feed trees, shrubs and roses with a quality general purpose fertiliser such as Vitax Q4.
- It’s still too early for summer bedding plants to go outside. Wait until the last week of the month before doing so. But make sure you check the weather forecast first!
- As the weather warms, keep a close eye on pests and diseases, they can quickly get out of hand at this time of year.
- Earth-up potatoes when the shoots are about 20cm high.
- Tie in climbing plants such as roses, clematis, honeysuckle etc.
- Still protect tender plants from late frosts.
- Before clipping your hedges, check them for nesting birds.
- Overcrowded clumps of spring flowering bulbs can be lifted, divided and re-planted.
- Spring-flowering shrubs can be pruned immediately after the flowers have finished.
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