Jobs to do in the garden this month…

Lift and divide overgrown clumps of perennials

Plant bare rhododendron bushes once the threat of frost has passed and the ground is moist

Divide primroses once they have finished flowering

Plant summer flowering bulbs

Tidy up borders, removing established and newly germinating weeds

Cut the old leaves off helebores

Prune your penstemons now

Sow lawn seed now

Tie in climbing roses

Cut back the old foliage from ornamental grasses before growth begins

Look after the birds; clean the feeders and keep them topped up

Deadhead daffodils and other spring bulbs, but leave the foliage to die back naturally

Mow the lawn on dry days

Deadhead hydrangeas before new growth appears. Cut to about one-third of last season’s growth

Tie in new clematis and honeysuckle stems

Feed trees, shrubs, hedges and roses with a balanced slow- release fertiliser

Cut dogwoods, willows, cotinus and paulownia right down to the base to promote vigorous new growth

Apply a layer of mulch around your perennials and biennial plants, trees and shrubs

Prune Forsythia as soon as they have finished flowering, cutting back to strong, young shoots

Sow Wildflower seeds in trays or modules, to produce plants for your own mini-meadow

Gail Sheppard

“Ben and the team at Hythe Garden Landscapes recently completely transformed our garden. We are beyond impressed with the whole experience, from start to finish. The team are friendly, professional and to be quite honest, were a joy to have here with us over the weeks that the project took to complete. Cannot recommend HGL enough, if you are considering them for your project you won’t be disappointed. Their attention to detail and standards of work are second to none.

We’re looking forward to having more work done with them in the future..”