02 Mar General jobs for magical March!
- Trim winter flowering heathers
- Prune summer flowering Clematis
- Cut off old leaves off ferns
- Prune back Buddleia and Forsythia now
- Divide perennials such as Asters
- Take Spring cuttings of tender bedding plants
- Now is the time to prune shrubs, such as Perovskia, Santolina, Fuschia, Caryopteris, Salvia, Helichrysum, Lavender and
- Lift and divide congested clumps of Galanthus whilst still in leaf
- Mow the lawn for the first time this year
- Plant early potatoes
- Cut away dead woody stems of hardy Fuschias
- Tidy flower borders and dress the tops with compost
- Divide overgrown perennials
- Spike the lawn and spread some hard wearing grass seed
- Stop digging soil by late March. Hoe only to remove weeds, as both increase soil evaporation
- Early March; prune climbing roses before they shoot.
- Put fertiliser around the base of roses.