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Feed your bulbs to ensure great flowers next season<\/strong> – as your daffodils, tulips and other spring-flowering bulbs finish flowering feeding them will help with flowering for next spring  More <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pruning winter and early spring flowering shrubs<\/strong> – as plants finish flowering, this is normally the best time to prune them giving them a full year to create the next batch of flowers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example of plants flowering on new stems or wood – the flowers are normally created on new growth created in the last year. So it’s a simple matter of pruning the stems or branches back after flowering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mahonia Winter Sun <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ribes ( flowering currant )<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples of plants flowering on the Second year stems or wood – the flowers are normally created on second-year wood or growth so when pruning you need to prune only stems or branches that are 3 or more years old <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forsythia <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weigela<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General garden feeding<\/strong> – If you have not already done so feeding your garden plants and borders with a handful of Growmore fertilizer sprinkled over a square metre will ensure your plant’s health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, some plants need high potash feed such as liquid tomato feed to help with flowering and help the plants fend off fungal and bacterial diseases. Examples are <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Magnolia <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photinia Red Robin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buxus hedging <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawn feed – <\/strong>Now is the best time to feed your lawn with a spring lawn feed. It’s best to test the soil pH in your lawn before feeding as often a soil pH that’s too high or too low will restrict the grass plants from accessing and plant feed you apply. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flowering wisteria<\/strong> – as your wisteria starts to flower a high feeding of high potash plant food such as liquid tomato feed will help maintain the flowering period. It’s important not to overfeed your wisteria, this can result in a reduction in flowering and the wisteria produces too much foliage – Search our gardening database for more advice on wisteria <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sowing vegetable seeds<\/strong> – this spring season so far has been very cold. Sowing your outdoor vegetable seeds should take place in a couple of weeks once the risk of frost has passed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reversion on variegated shrubs and trees<\/strong> – As your trees and shrubs spring into growth it’s worth keeping an eye out for reversion on your variegated shrubs <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Planning for pest control<\/strong> – read our latest article on slug and bug control in your garden More <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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