April is the month that sees the most change in the garden, so there’s loads of gardening jobs to get stuck into. In the beginning, spring has barely sprung, but by the end of the month your garden will be blooming into flower. Now the weather’s getting warmer and the first flowers are blooming, it’s a great time to get out in your garden! This month is also the time to start laying in the groundwork for a bountiful harvest in summer. Here are the main April gardening jobs to get cracking on this month.
Main Garden Jobs For April
- ➜ Sowlawn seedor apply turf to repair any bare patches or add new lawn areas.
- ➜ Border lawn edgingadds the perfect finishing touch to your garden design and reduces weed transfer!
- ➜ Invest in awater buttto make the most of the summer rainfall and provide your plants with chemical-free water
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Flowers for April
- ➜ Sow hardy annuals such asnasturtiumsorLove-In-A-Mist
- ➜ Plant Summer colour this April, such as lovelylavender& vibrantverbena
- ➜ Reinvigorate mature clumps of hardy perennials such as Heucheraby dividing and replanting.
- ➜ Encouragebees&butterflieswild flowersfor wildlife.
- ➜ Check for aphids onrosesand brush them off early.
Raised Beds and Planters
- ➜ Raised bedsare a great solution to poor-quality soil and reduce the amount of bending needed.
- ➜ Now the weather is warmer,vegetable seedsthat can be sown this month, so get planting such as sweet peppers,spring onionsandchillies
- ➜ Feed with gardencompostto encourage new growth.
Greenhouses Jobs
- ➜ Scrub with hot soapy water: This will get rid of pests and let in more light for plants.
- ➜ Grow flowers and vegetables, some tender varieties aren’t ready for the outdoors yet. So grow them in your greenhouse,cold frame greenhousesorpolytunnel.
- ➜ What to grow in thegreenhousethis month?
- chillies
- beetroot
- lettuce
- radish
- spinach
- peas
- cabbages & cauliflower
- carrots
- parsnips
Encouraging Wildlife
- ➜ Sowwildflowersto provide nectar for hard-workingpollinators.
- ➜ Now hedgehogs are out of hibernation, treat them to a meal of cat/dog food.
- ➜ Bee Houseprovide a habitat for solitary bees.
- ➜ Welcome wild birds by keepingbird feedersandbird bathsfilled for our feathered friends.
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