Gardening calendar

• Remove winter protection from roses as soon as the temperature reaches 2°C during the day, preferably on a cloudy day.
• Prune roses and then fertilise them.
• Remove winter protection from lawns, shrubs and perennials as soon as the temperature reaches 10°C during the day, preferably on a cloudy day.
• Prune trees and shrubs, then fertilise them.
• Plant summer-flowering bulbs.
• Carry out spring maintenance on your lawnmower and edger.
• When all the snow has melted, carry out an initial light raking of the lawn.
• Carry out a soil analysis to determine your lawn's specific needs.
• Clean your gardening tools.
• Clean flowerbeds.
• Prune and divide perennials if necessary.
• Amend and loosen the soil in flower beds.
• Sow vegetables indoors, depending on variety.
• Sow vegetables outdoors, depending on variety.

• Add mulch to flower beds.
• Plant trees and shrubs bought in pots in specialised potting soil with a transplant fertiliser.
• Fertilise conifers and cedar hedges with a specialist fertiliser.
• Plant annual flowers in flowerbeds, flowerpots and window boxes.
• Sow vegetables indoors, according to variety.
• Sow vegetables outdoors, according to variety.
• Acclimatise indoor seedlings for outdoor planting.
• Plant indoor seedlings outdoors, according to variety.
• Plant vegetables bought in pots in the vegetable garden or in containers.
• Gently rake the lawn after the snow has melted.
• Mow the lawn for the first time.
• Dethatch the lawn.
• Aerate the lawn every 2 or 3 years.
• Topdress the lawn.
• Sow the lawn.
• Fertilise the lawn.

• Plant perennials bought in pots using potting soil for flowers and flowerbeds.
• Fertilise perennials and annuals.
• Fertilise trees and shrubs.
• Prune cedar hedges.
• Take indoor plants outdoors.
• Plant herbs bought in pots or containers.
• Sow and transplant vegetables that don't like the cold.
• Check for insects and diseases.

• Make sure your flowers and vegetables are getting enough water on hot days. You might need to set up sprinklers.
• Keep weeding your garden. Weeds can easily move in and compete with your plants.
• Harvest early-season vegetables like radishes, lettuce, and green onions.
• Keep an eye out for signs of pests and diseases.
• Remove wilted flowers from your annuals to encourage new blooms.
• Give your annuals a boost with water-soluble fertilizer.
• Put in stakes for climbing plants like clematis, grapevines, and honeysuckle. You may need to put netting over your berry bushes to keep the birds off them.

• Remove wilted flowers from your annuals to encourage new blooms.
• Apply granular fertilizer to your vegetable plants.
• Remove the lower leaves from your tomato plants to help the fruit ripen.
• Plant fast-growing vegetables like spinach, beets, radishes, and kale.
• Prune any leafy hedges that have finished flowering for the summer.
• Seed your lawn when the days are still warm but the nights are cool.

• Harvest delicate crops before the first frost.
• Apply fall grass fertilizer to your lawn.
• After your last harvest, clean up your garden and remove any plants with insect damage.
• Plant spring bulb flowers like tulips, daffodils and hyacinths.
• Bring tropical plants indoors before the first frost, washing them with insecticidal soap to avoid bringing pests into your home.
• Plant garlic.
• Plant new perennials and shrubs.
• If weather permits, /en/fall-lawn-maintenance/.

Spring essentials