Jobs for the week

Beginner

Trim hedges

Start clipping fast-growing hedges such as privet and Lonicera nitida

Slug Watch

Stay one step ahead of slugs and snails by protecting susceptible plants now.

Continue weeding

Keep weeding beds and borders before the weeds flower and set seed.

Continue mowing

Trim your lawn at least once a week to keep it neat and dense

Seasoned

Keep cool

Control the temperature in your greenhouse to protect vulnerable seedlings and keep established plants growing well

Harden out new plants

roses Early spring is a good time to start pruning roses.

Seedbed preparation

When weather and soil conditions all, prepare a seedbed for early outdoor sowings in a favourable part of the garden

Liming

If you limed your soil last autumn, now is an ideal time to check to see what effect it has had.

If the weather is nice

Sow colourful annuals

Sow fast-maturing annuals for a succession of colour.

garden project

Installing a mowing strip

Cut down the time you spend mowing by adding a permanent edge to your lawn.

Plant up summer containers

Plant containers with summer bedding once the threat of frosts has passed.