At this time of year it’s all about having a good clean up in the garden to get it ready for warmer days. Bring it on we say!
As the winter weather starts to improve the soggy brown puddle that used to be a lawn is slowly but surely becoming fresh green grass again - that’s your cue to start prepping for the growing season. Even if you’re only a casual gardner, there’s still plenty you can do to give your garden a bit of loving - and it’ll thank you once the sun starts to shine again. A great place to get the ball rolling is to strip your perennials of dead leaves, old stalks and seed heads and it’s also a good idea to uproot any weed
seedlings before they take hold. The next step is to loosen the winter-compacted soil between your plants and then add some mulch (you can buy mulch in a garden centre or make your own with chipped softwood, garden compost, shredded prunings, lawn mowings and fallen leaves). This will help build up the fertility of your soil, and then you can mulch again in Autumn once the majority of plants have stopped growing. Happy Gardening!
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