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EYE Spring Lawns!


The secret to a beautiful lawn....this spring


WITH spring just around the corner, now is the time for our thoughts to turn to the garden and our


lawns in particular.


Is your lawn looking as green, healthy and weed free as it should? If the grass is lacklustre, perhaps with unsightly bare patches or clumps of weeds or moss, then the chances are your lawn needs some TLC. But if the idea of going to the DIY store, buying preparations and spending precious time over the weekend putting down feed-and-weed products on your lawn does not appeal, then help is at hand. GreenThumb are lawn care experts who will keep your lawn looking healthy and green for less than it would cost you to do the job yourself. GreenThumb’s value-for-money lawn treatments start at just £16 for a small garden and half our customers pay £18 or less. We can also help your lawn stay greener during hot summers, tackle pests or diseases that attack grass and give your grass the best chance of avoiding moss in the winter. Why not call GreenThumb Sheffield on 0114 2760101 for a free lawn inspection and then sit back and enjoy ‘all your hard work’.


Call now for a FREE lawn analysis and no obligation quotation


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N May it’s time to get excited about container planting for summer colour. Bedding plants can be planted out towards the end of the month when all risk of frost has gone. With the common bedding Busy Lizzie (Impatiens Walleriana) being struck by a disease, take the chance this year to try something new. Try bold colours matched together in a sunny site or plant a softer pastel theme.


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Red, white and blue bedding plants are readily available this year for a jubilee-themed planting scheme for your front garden. If you’re short of space, mix in some edible plants into your containers.


Things to do:


• Protect fruit blossom from late hard frosts to prevent damage before the fruit has set.


• Divide overcrowded groups of bulbs. • Earth-up potatoes.


• Sow beans and peas direct into prepared soil. • Keep paths weed free


• Put supports in place for hardy perennials • Tie in new clematis stems • There is an abundance of ladybirds this year. Make sure you can recognise the black ladybird larvae and don’t remove them as they eat a huge number of aphids! • Sow hardy annuals


Keep an Eye out for…


The flower borders in the Lucas Gardens, and two other prominent flower beds in Dronfield, have been designed by children at Dronfield schools and are being planted up by the council towards the end of the month. Two of the beds are Jubilee-themed. For early risers only, there are several Dawn Chorus events locally: Saturday, 12th May, at the Longshaw Estate 6-9am (www.nationaltrust.org.uk/longshaw) and Saturday, 5th May, at Blacka Moor Nature Reserve, 5.30-7.30am (www.wildsheffield.com). For local garden visits, The Leylands on Moorwood Lane, Owler Bar (Holmesfield) is open under the National Garden Scheme on Sunday, 27th May, noon-5pm. Entry costs adults £3, children free. There are home-made teas, children’s trails and play equipment.


Congratulations to:


PUPILS from Gorseybrigg Primary School who stepped out in fine style in the Dronfield 10k and fun run, raising £433 for Get Growing.


May’s tip:


If you didn’t heed April’s tip and set up a water butt, do it this month! Also, don’t forget to enter the 2012 Dronfield in Bloom contest - details opposite.


Alex Styan on gardening


There is always much to do in the garden, but adding colour by putting out your bedding plants makes this one of the most enjoyable months of all


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