Today 
Job of the week
Pinch out fuchsias
Ensure bushy growth and masses of flower, by pinching out the tips of fuchsia regularly. This encourages side shoots and strengthens the growth to support the weight of summer flowers. Pinch out three or four times from spring to early summer for best results.
Takes just: 5 minutes per plant
Flowers
- Plant out perennials in groups of three, five or seven
- Sprinkle fertiliser around clumps of tulips
- Sow hardy annual flowers directly into beds
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Fruit and veg
- Feed fruit trees and bushes
- Order vegetable plug plants from mail-order suppliers
- Plant out onion sets grown in pots under glass
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Greenhouse
- Buy plug plants and young bedding to grow on
- Thin out heavy fruit sets on peaches and nectarines
- Sow annual climbers
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Around the garden
- Freshen up the garden by blitzing patios and terraces with a pressure washer
- Sow new lawns
- Snip plain green shoots off variegated shrubs
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