Things to do this month - March

·        Prune winter flowering shrubs that have finished their display

·        Prune Cornus and other winter coloured stem plants

·        Tidy up herbaceous plants and cut back (but not Penstemons – eave them for a few more weeks until the weather has warmed a bit)

·        Once we have had a dry spell and the ground has dried a bit, make an early start on weeding – it will pay dividends later

·        Sow chillis and tomatoes  now, to give them as long a growing time as possible

·        Start off onion, garlic and shallot sets

·        Start general seed sowing

·        Chit potato tubers

·        Although you may already have started to mow occasionally, now is the time to start removing weeds from lawns and thinking about preparing them for the Summer ahead.

·        Pot up your Dahlias undercover (not outside!) and start them into growth before putting them out in May.  Think of our show!