Blue Daisy Blog

A few jobs that can be done this month:

• Prune heathers by removing dead flower heads being careful not to cut into old wood
• Keep on top of and remove germinating weeds
• Lift and divide overgrown clumps of perennials to encourage invigorated growth and increase your garden stock
• Gently scarify your lawn if not done in the autumn
• Mow lawns regularly on a high setting for the first few cuts
• Lay turf or seeds from the end of this month and into April

This month we should have started to notice the sun warming up, the grass starting to grow and of course the early spring bulbs will be gracing us with their presence brightening up our borders and generally making us smile! The weather though this month can be changeable so don’t be tempted to remove any protective fleeces on your tender plants. Visit garden centres and nurseries this month to see a vast array of bedding plants but be aware that we can still have some sharp frosts this month so you may need to keep them in the greenhouse or under cover until the threat of frosts have passed.

With the sun’s warmth getting stronger the germination of weeds will begin in earnest now so it is really important to hoe them out. Any perennial weeds will need to be dug out now before they really start to take hold. Applying mulch to the soil this time of year is good because it will keep all the moisture in and cut down on the amount of weeds germinating.