Streetwise Magazine, Norden & Bamford, March 2014 | Page 70

In the Garden...
GARDENING TIPS AND ADVICE FOR MARCH
ADVICE
MARCH
1. Sow hardy annuals such as c
Sow hardy
ch cornflowers, sweet peas, nigella, poppies and sunflowers
directly outside where you’ like them to flower this summer.
directly
where you’d
2. Buy hardy primroses and primulas to add colour to patio containers. Although often
hardy primroses nd p
t
sold in mixes, pots of single c
mixes, pots
colours can make more impressive displays.
3. Cute Buddleia back hard to keep it at a managable size in small gardens. This will also
Cute
hard to
promote new shoots that ca flowers at their tips.
promote new shoots that carry
4. Prune hydrangeas by cutting back old flowerheads to the first pair of strong buds. Cut
Prune hydrangeas by cuttin
flo
up to a third of the oldest st
to third
est stems pruning back to their bases.
5. In mild areas early potatoes can be planted later on in the month, but protect emerging
In
areas early potatoes
from the frost.
frost.
from
6. Even without a greenhouse you can sow and grow on plants on a well-lit windowsill
Even
greenhouse,
house
especially useful for half-hardy bedding that takes time to reach flowering size such
especially
for half-ha
as Pelargonium and morning glor
Pelargonium
ornin glory.
7. Run a hoe over the soil’s surface each week when it’s dry to cut through any emerging
hoe over
soil’s su
weeds and prevent them fr
prevent em from getting established.
weeds

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