TREES AND SHRUBS
• April is the best month to plant Conifers and other evergreens.
Continue to plant pot grown trees, shrubs and Roses.
• Shrubs that produce flowers on this year’s wood can be pruned now.
Ask us if you’re in doubt.
• Apply a Rose fertilizer now. Other flowering shrubs will also benefit from
this high potash feed.

FLOWERS
• Continue to sow hardy annuals if the soil is warm and dry on the surface
but moist below.
• Plant Gladioli at least 6” deep. Plant other summer bulbs, corms and tubers.
• Plant new season’s herbaceous perennials. Replace inferior varieties
with new improved cultivars.

FRUIT
• Now is a good time to plant Strawberries. Continue to plant tree and bush fruit.
• Spray fruit to guard against pests and diseases.

VEGETABLES
• Sow seed of Beetroot, Summer and Autumn Cabbage, Autumn Cauliflower, Lettuce,
Onions, Parsnip, Pea, Spinach and Turnip.
• Plant out Second Early and Maincrop Potatoes, Lettuce, Cauliflowers, Cabbage,
Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts and Onion Sets.

LAWNS
• Sow grass seed to make new lawns or to patch up bare areas.
• Apply a weed and feed to enhance the lawn. Cut the grass when the weather is mild.

GREENHOUSE
• Complete sowings of summer bedding plants. French and African Marigolds
and Zinnias are quick for seed to flower.
• Prick out seedlings into trays of good potting compost.
• Sow seeds of Melons, Cucumbers, Aubergines, and Peppers or buy
in young plants late this month.
• Sow seeds of Celery, Outdoor Tomato, Courgette, Runner and French Beans to plant out next month.

HOUSEPLANTS
• Step up watering and feeding now but don’t swamp your plants.
• Watch out for greenfly and red spider mites and treat with insecticide.
• Move pot bound plants into larger pots.

DON’T FORGET
• Look out for pests and diseases and control them early.
• Water newly planted evergreens and mulch with peat or bark.

NEED MORE ADVICE? ASK US, WE’D BE PLEASED TO HELP.