March: Springtime sun
Hi,
This month we finally welcome spring, a time of new growth and an exciting start to the growing season ahead.
If you’re looking to give your lawn a new lease of life, March and April are a great time of year to lay turf. Alternatively, if you’re looking to brighten up your beds and borders at the start of the season, these top ten plants for March will put a spring in your step.
For the third year, #CompostWeekUK is back to spread the benefits of composting and how you can get started in your own garden. From 14th – 20th March, I’ll be sharing facts, hints, tips and blogs on social media to share the importance of compost.
Since the start of the year I’ve been keeping busy in my garden, creating a new grow-your-own area. Keep up to date on Instagram and YouTube, where I’m posting regular videos with progress, and hints and tips to use in your own space.
My Facebook Live shows are back, so tune into my Seasonal Gardening show sponsored by Miracle-Gro® on Friday 4th March at 4pm. If you do miss it, head over to my YouTube channel where the show will be uploaded next week.
Happy gardening!
David
Gardening tip of the month
Snowdrops are a wonderful hardy perennial that are a sure sign of spring, even pushing through the lasts of the frosts to grace our gardens…
Snowdrops can be grown ‘in the green’ which is when the plants still have green leaves and are in active stage of growth. This helps them to establish quicker and increases likelihood of success.
Choose a spot that is in light shade with well-drained soil, a location that mimics their native growing place – woodland. If your soil is heavy, add sand or grit to aid drainage.
Snowdrops don’t need pruning, however the spent flowers will need deadheading so the energy goes back into the bulb for bursts of bright blooms the following year.
Alongside Galanthus nivalis, try the double snowdrop variety, ‘Flore Pleno’ too. They have double flowering blooms, that are green and white which bring a different twist to your planting schemes.
Prize draw winners
Here are the winners from February:
Cloche
Website
Brian Stabler
Valerie Brown
Lesley Darnell
Victoria Thompson
Regina Tyrkas
Twitter
Kate R
Joanna
Caroline Blaza
Debs Hawkins
David Miller
Facebook
Margaret Betts
Glynis James
Rai Kirk
Marc Roberts
Carol Boffey
Instagram
Ritz Kailey
Jane Orford
the.gardenat5a
charliepoole89
lancashirehotplot
Mr Fothergill’s Seeds For Kids
Kathryn Bath
Kayleigh Beirne
Laura Pritchard
OASE FiltoClear
Ruth Harwood
Yard Force AquaJet
Ian Jamieson
Miracle-Gro Rose & Shrub Food
Isobel Eames
Jane Lock
Ben Taylor
Jane Kleimunt
Isabel King
Annette Hatton
Pam Smith
Simon Hanson
Dale Askew
Congratulations! Look out for even more prize draws throughout the month…
David Domoney is a Chartered Horticulturalist, Broadcaster, and Author. David has worked with a number of the UK’s leading garden retailers as a plant buyer and strategic consultant. With more than 30 years experience, in horticulture, David is as passionate about plants now as he was when he bought his first plant at a village fete.
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