Little Garden Jobs

Planting – after the tulips have finished flowering and before the summer flowers bloom, there can be a bit of a lull in the garden where you see a lot of foliage but not so much colour. But geums are a perfect flower to plant near the front of the border, and then after the last frost we can finally plant tender flowers and colourful annuals

Lawn edging – this makes a massive difference to the overall aesthetic appeal of your garden

Weeding – weeds are now starting to grow as the soil warms up – in my case, we have a huge amount of ground elder to get rid of!

Pruning – hardy evergreens, hydrangeas

Deadhead spring flowers such as tulips

Hedges – if overgrown, but be very careful of birds nests – a light trim is best

Feeding – it’s a good idea to feed spent tulips with tomato feed to encourage them to flower again next year. For other flowers and shrubs, consider a general all purpose fertilizer.

Mulching – a good time to spread compost on borders, and I also like to spread bark – it subpresses weeds and looks great!