Gardening Calendar March

Now is a busy time of year to get everything for the season. One labour saving job you can do in the garden now is to mulch your borders so that the weeds do not have a chance to take a hold. Mulch also acts as soil conditioner so improves the soil. This will give you more deck chair time later on!

 

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How to build your own decking Guide ( downloadable pdf guide )

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Garden Design part one ( windows media player )
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Garden Plants

March is a good time to tackle any persistent garden weeds, such
as bindweed or ground elder. One of the best methods of control is to
use a weed killer called round up as a spray or painted directly onto
the weeds. For further information click here

 

 

Pests

Try to finish off digging your vegetable patch to expose pests to the elements. Clear up any areas where slugs and snails may be hiding. They often lay their eggs under pots. The eggs are perfectly spherical and translucent. Destroy these eggs if you see them.
http://www.gardenadvice.co.uk/howto/pests/index.html

 

 

 

Climbers

This time of year is a good time to plant new climbers. They need loads
of organic matter in the soil to get them off to a good start
For further information visit:
http://www.gardenadvice.co.uk/howto/gardenplants/index.html

 

 

 

Water gardens

With a large number of members asking about water garden plant diseases and pests the GardenAdvice team have produced a guide on how to identify and cure the most common ones including lily fungal spots:
http://www.gardenadvice.co.uk/howto/water/index.html