Gardening Jobs For April

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· Deadhead daffodils and other spring bulbs when flowers are done but leave the leaves to die back naturally. This will help the blub store energy for next year’s flowers. You could also give the leaves a spray with liquid fertiliser.

· Tidy up borders and beds removing ant weeds as these will take nutrients and moisture out of the soil.

· Feed roses and shrubs with a general fertiliser to give them a good start. Check for signs of mildew and black spot and treat appropriately.

· In the green house pinch out tips on fuchsia plants and sweet peas to encourage plats to get bushy.

· If not already done so give your greenhouse a good clean to get rid of any harbouring pests

· Time to think about the lawn repair any patches and if wanting a new lawn now is the time to lay turf.

· Prune hydrangeas cutting back the old stems to a healthy shoot lower down..

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Grdening Jobs For June

by paul • 3 June 2026

• Continue planting up pots, baskets & borders with bedding plants water regularly to help them establish. • Tie in new stems of climbing and rambling roses to supports. • Pinch outshoots on fuchsias to encourage bushier growth. • Start feeding containers and baskets with a liquid feed every few weeks. • Start to pick sweet pea flowers as this will encourage more flowers. • Use soft ties to tie in new clematis shoots. • Stake perennials like hollyhocks & Delphiniums to prevent damage in the wind. • Dead head repeat flowering roses. • Give wisteria its summer prune cutting all the long side shoots back to 20cm, to promote flowering for next spring. • Dot a few French marigolds around tomato plants - these strongly scented flowers will help deter insect pests. • Keep the surface of ponds clean by removing floating weeds. Use a net to scoop out mats of tiny-leaved duck weed and twirl hair-like blanket weed from the surface with a stick or garden cane – before putting on the compost heap, leave on the edge of the pond overnight so any aquatic creatures can crawl back into the water.

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Grdening Jobs For June

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