Jobs for March

It's March so lets focus on maintaining and enhancing your garden's spring growth while prepping for the upcoming season.  Lets GO!

 

Start by removing any developing seedheads from daffodils and other spring bulbs, but allow their foliage to die back naturally.

 

Complete any necessary rose pruning early in the month (see rose pruning), and cut back dogwoods, willows, cotinus, and paulownia to encourage vigorous new growth.

 

Tidy up your alpine plants as they bloom, removing dead foliage and mulching with grit to prevent damp soil contact.

 

You can plant faded forced bulbs in the garden for next year's blooms and get your summer display going by planting lilies and other bulbs in pots and borders.

 

Feed ericaceous shrubs with ericaceous fertiliser, and tidy borders by removing weeds before generously mulching them with compost.

 

Additionally, this is a great time to plant new roses, shrubs, and climbers, while also sowing wildflower seeds in trays for a lovely mini-meadow.

 

Regularly check tender new shoots for aphids and eliminate them, and don’t forget to continue deadheading spring flowers and any lingering winter bedding to promote further blooms.