Jobs to do in the Garden in March

Depending on where you live in the country, Spring has usually arrived by mid-March. The milder weather means it’s time to get busy sowing seeds, cutting back winter shrubs and generally tidying up around the garden preparing for the busy season ahead.

• Protect new spring shoots from slugs by applying applying Nematodes to your soil
• Plant summer flowering bulbs & plant out young sweet pea plants.
• Lift and divide overgrown clumps of perennials.
• Feed Roses early Spring to stimulate growth.
• Top dress containers with fresh compost.
• Top dress the lawn and mow on dry days (if needed)
• Deal with weeds as they come back into growth.
• Start feeding fish and turn on the pond fountain, remove any pond heaters.
• In the Kitchen Garden plant shallots, onion sets and early potatoes.
• Open the greenhouse doors and vents on warm days to aerate.