Colour your life in March

Spring is in the air. A lot of bulbs are now flowering profusely, the grass is beginning to grow and kingcups, primulas and forsythia are showing their cheerful colours. Potted flowering bulbs bring immediate colour to your spring garden.

New garden project

Easter is a good time for the whole family to get stuck into the garden and enjoy spring together. So now’s the time to start a new garden project – perhaps plant a bog garden in a soggy area that is in need of work, or sow summer flowers or create a new border or focal point with trees and shrubs.

Pruning, separating and fertilising

• March is a good month for pruning. You can prune your shrub roses and climbing roses now, this is also the right time to prune heathers and mahonias.
• And of course March is a very good time for planting and replanting. Pick out which perennials flowered less last season – these can be divided and separated to give them a new lease of life.
• Nutrients are very important for a healthy garden, so definitely don’t forget to fertilise.

Starting early

Nature is awakening, and so are slugs and snails. Start fighting them before they can attack your plants. Use environmentally friendly slug pellets to avoid harm to other animals or humans.