Tips for SPRINGTIME SPARKLE

1 TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF YOUR TULIP COMBINATIONS SO THAT YOU CAN EASILY REMEMBER THEM WHEN YOU COME TO ORDER NEW BULBS IN AUTUMN.

2 WASH THE GLASSHOUSE WINDOWS INSIDE AND OUT – CLEAN GLASS MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO LIGHT LEVELS FOR YOUR SEED SOWING.

3 TAKE SOFTWOOD CUTTINGS OF SALVIAS, DAHLIAS AND PELARGONIUMS TO INCREASE YOUR STOCK OF PLANTS FOR FREE.

4 KEEP ON TOP OF WEEDING BY DOING IT LITTLE AND OFTEN – BOTH WITH A HAND FORK AND ALSO WITH A LONG-HANDLED CLAW HOE.

5 REPEAT SOW ANNUAL SEEDS SUCH AS CORNFLOWERS, COSMOS AND PHLOX EVERY TWO WEEKS, AS THIS WILL GIVE YOU AN EXTENDED FLOWERING SEASON.

6 READ AND FOLLOW ADVICE ON YOUR SEED PACKETS! IT SOUNDS OBVIOUS BUT IT WILL HELP GIVE YOU THE BEST RESULTS FOR THAT VARIETY.