Flowers garden job checklist - week 13

25 - 31 March 2013

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Take cuttings from delphiniums using strong young shoots, and root them in free-draining compost
Wash off greenfly from shoot tips with soapy water
Feed rhododendrons, azaleas, pieris and camellias with ericaceous (acidic) plant food
Several shrubs with low-growing stems can be propagated by layering, such as honeysuckle, mock orange (Philadelphus), rhododendron, magnolia and forsythia
Dig up and divide clumps of winter aconites
Plant new shrubs and hardy perennials
Cut away old foliage on Christmas roses to prevent hellebore leaf spot spreading
Pick off developing seed heads on daffodils and spring bulbs
Sprinkle fertiliser over flower beds and around shrubs and roses