The Orchard's Gardening Tips This Spring
Spring is a busy time for gardeners, follow these top tips
Create Instant Spring Colour:
Plant primulas, polyanthus, pansies, pots of dwarf irises, miniature daffs, muscari – they are all hardy enough to be outdoors now.Get Your Lawn Ready:
Get the mower out of the shed and give the grass the first cut of the season.Pruning Roses & Winter Flowering Shrubs:
As soon as winter flowering shrubs are finished flowering they can be pruned back. Roses are traditionally pruned from early March.Top Dressing Containers:
Weeding, mulching and top dressing of containers can be done to freshen up.Start a Compost Pile:
Begin by collecting plant debris and leaves raked up from the garden, leave in a designated area of the garden to break down.Mulch:
One of the easiest things to do to freshen up your garden is to lay a several inch layer of your favorite mulch, say wood chips or finished compost. This gives everything a clean and tidies up look and helps to suppress weeds and retain moistureGet on Top of your Perennials
: Spring is a good time to freshen up the soil and apply a little mulch to feed the soil and plants.Clean up the Garden:
Remove all debris, get rid of weeds and ensure your garden equipment is sharped
