“GP Garden Services Maintenance schedules begin for another season”
- Protect new spring shoots from slugs
- Hard prune any old hedges
- Plant summer-flowering bulbs
- Prune your repeat-flowering roses and remove dead or frost damaged wood
- Lift and divide overgrown clumps of perennials
- Top dress containers with fresh compost
- Mow the lawn on dry days (if needed)
- If weather is mild, plant out hardy seedlings, new plants and any plants needing a move
- Dead-head any bulbs as they fade
- Weeds start emerging again – deal with them before they get out of hand
- Start feeding fish and using the pond fountain / water feature; remove pond heaters
- Open the greenhouse or conservatory doors and vents on warm days
- Give the garden a complete weeding and general digging-over where needed