Garden Diary
this months "to do" in your garden
Garden Diary
April Garden Notes
It continues to get warmer Spring is certainly on its way, so it’s time to attack the garden outside to ensure that everything is up and running ready for a beautiful summer. Spring flowering shrubs such as Japanese quince and viburnum plants are coming into flower. Shrubs, lawns and the vegetable areas need attention and you need to keep an eye on weed growth to ensure your hard work isn’t all in vain.
Beds and Borders . . .
The warmer weather is encouraging new growth. It’s time to remove the old flower heads from the ends of hydrangea stems to tidy up the appearance of the bush and to encourage more flowering buds to form. Buddleia bushes and hardy fuchsias also appreciate hard pruning at the start of the season to encourage fresh growth and plenty of flowers in late summer and autumn.
If your shrub, tree or climber needs to be trimmed back into shape please wait until it has finished flowering before you take out the secateurs to give it a haircut.
Drive and Patio Cleaning…
Need some help killing mould, algae and moss on hard surfaces?
Moss, algae and moulds grow most vigorously in the cool, wet weather of winter when light levels are low and outdoor surfaces are moist. Their unsightly appearance is most obvious in early spring when you will first notice that surfaces are dark, dingy and often slippery. Hand scrubbing, brushing and pressure washing is time consuming and messy.
Now is an ideal time for an application of Brinton’s Patio Magic, it’s ideal for use on all hard surfaces including patios, driveways, paths, walls, brickwork, greenhouses and conservatories. If all that sounds hard work, Greener Gardens offers a Pressure Washer FREE solution, Revitalise, Cleanse, Protect and Pristine. Contact us for details.
Lawncare…
As warm weather strikes then lawns grasses and weeds will start to grow strongly, regular grass cutting will become a necessity. The more you mow, the less nutrients the grass has to absorb to keep it growing strongly and it may soon turn pale as nutrients at soil level are depleted.
Most of us ordinary gardeners are very happy with a decent looking lawn for family and friends that demands as little work as possible. We appreciate that DIY lawn treatments give a great looking lawn with minimum effort, but why not employ the services of professional lawn care companies like Greener Gardens to provide personalised lawn care programme.
Grow your Own…
April is the month when it’s all systems go and sowing seeds is at its peak. For all sowings in soil it pays to improve the soil structure of the seedbed with a soil conditioner.
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