Flowers garden job checklist - week 16

15 - 21 April 2013

It's time to...

Sow sunflowers outside, directly where you want them to bloom
Trim winter-flowering heathers, removing faded flowers and tidying up their shape
Pick off faded flower heads from hyacinths, to prevent them wasting energy setting seed
Plant groups of gladioli corms in borders
Give azaleas and acid-loving shrubs a generous feed with acidic (ericaceous) fertiliser
Plant out sweet pea seedlings sown last autumn
Support oriental poppies with canes to prevent them flopping