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As my bulbs started to open today with the amount of sunshine we have had. Enjoy my Spring Blog. http://blog.trowelslg.com/2013/03/spring-has-sprung.html       I've got primroses, but no snowdrops flowering yet. My Emily Primrose has been in full

I think it is time for another deeply prejudiced personal rant about my least favourite plants. Spring is, if not exactly just around the corner, then definitely packed, dressed and on its way. With the spring comes the return to our gardens

Well I bit the bullet and my seeds have been sown! Bring on spring/summer!! I hope so! The weather is certainly improved this weekend. Yes although we have quite a heavy frost today! Well done red dahlia. Bet you will be checking every day

by growing primroses and rosemary for early spring flowers, as well as sow seeds of annual native blooms to provide them with nectar in the summer. Lovely blog Jekka, thanks I am looking for a primrose called Emilywe did see one in Peter Barretts but have

planter best?? ive tried a terracotta planter before but it was disasterous, top too wet, soil washed out, bottom was bone dry and birds took the rest. tomatoes; pot or compost bags, i have 2 varieties on the go shirley and gardeners delight. spring onions

of a trumpet 1 its beautiful Do they make anything will help delay when the blossoms come on? I live in the mountains and when we have early spring weather we usually loose our blossoms to a hard freeze. Michael, there are hundreds of varieties

in they are perfectly hardy. A good all round fertiliser in the spring would help. There are lots of pruning tips available in books or on the internet. Bay Trees - have decorative trees outside house, north facing, seem relatively happy but one has leaves

given me for my birthday, I'd have told them they were mad.   Now I fear it might be me that is nuts! If you've got the weather we have, not freezing, not raining (too often) you can move plants. But I do agree. Roll on Spring.  Are you a born again

Can anyone advise what is a good spring feed for lawns using a spreader?  Our lawn has moss and weed through it so will give it a rake and aerate it first but have no idea what feed is good to use at this time of year. Immediately-do nothing

Spring-flowering shrubs, such as physocarpus, philadelphus, forsythia and weigela produce their blooms on the woody stems made in the previous year. Cut out these stems as soon as the flowers have faded (or by July at the latest) and leave