things that you can do in your gardens

In Bloom is about getting the most from your garden and creating something that you can enjoy and take pride. In order to have your garden in peak condition, it is important that you make sure you care for it properly. This involves sticking to a plan and preparing your garden to achieve the results you require.

Here is a quirk guide to help you through the months.

April

You can plant gladioli, antirrhinums now. If you have any herbaceous perennials, then you should thin their roots. Sow hardy annuals in situ and prick off those sown earlier in a greenhouse. Remove any dead flowers from narcissus and other spring flowers.

As the weather begins to get a little milder sow new lawn area, but make sure you protect it from the birds. Mow your lawn at medium height.

Plants evergreen coniferous trees and shrubs now. You should apply mulch to roses and trim over lavender.

You can prune shrubs such as rubes and forsythias and cut down hardy fuchsias to soil as new growth will appear.

Use nets to protect flowers on fruit bush and from birds. If the weather is dry, then water in the evening the newly planted fruit bush and spray against pests and diseases (do not spray if the bushes in full flower and in full sun).

If you have a greenhouse then sow seeds of outdoor tomatoes, melons, and courgettes. You should space out growing plants and watch for pests and diseases. Bedding plants should be moved into cold frames.

If you have a vegetables patch then you start season sowing of radish, lettuce, peas, and beans. You should also sow your main crop of carrots.