MAINTENANCE LIST

There’s no doubt but that spring is an exciting time for gardeners, as preparations are made for the bounty and beau

ty of the garden as it awakes from winter sleep.

It is certainly useful to prioritise your gardening time at this time of year, hereunder find a useful list of chores that should be tended to in springtime.

WEEDING

Ensure to pull weeds from your beds and borders before they have a chance to take hold and spread, as the weather picks up.

PRUNING

For early blooming shrubs, prune these as soon as blooms have passed. Early spring is also the ideal time to prune your roses.

DEADHEADING

Remove spent flowers from bulbs to encourage new growth, but leave the rest of the plant as is for the time being.

PLANT

Spring is a great time to add new plants to your garden. Be sure, however, that all threat of frost has passed. Plant such things as trees, shrubs, hardy annuals and summer blooming bulbs.

COMPOSTING

Tend to your compost if it has been neglected over the winter. If you do not have a compost bin, springtime is the ideal time to start one.

FERTILIZE

Fertilize and mulch beds and borders. Spring is also a good time to fertilize any fruit trees. If you applied heavy winter mulch for protection from the cold, it will be necessary to clear this away.

Stake plants that may be prone to any gusting wind damage during unpredictable spring weather.

LAWN MAINTENANCE

Spring is the best time to start a new lawn from seed. For established lawns, you should start mowing in the spring, but don’t initially cut the grass very short for the first few times.