Author: GardenAdvice

Summer hanging baskets and containers outsideWhether planted for summer or winter interest, hanging baskets and containers provide valuable colour at eye level. Choose vibrant bedding plants for a short-term show or herbs, shrubs and...

Lawns  Now is a good time to feed your lawn, rather than using a high nitrate lawn feed which will cause a flush of growth and add a lot of nitrates to ground water...

Composting  Late spring is a good time to sort out your compost heap. Any compost thats ready to be used should be added to your flower borders or vegetable garden. Its a good idea...

Fruit and vegetables  Finally, as the weather starts to warm up and the risk of frost passes you can start to think about sowing salad crops and other vegetables. Including Coriander, summer salad leaves...

Feed your bulbs to ensure great flowers next season – as your daffodils, tulips and other spring-flowering bulbs finish flowering feeding them will help with flowering for next spring  More Pruning winter and early spring...