General News
21 March, 2025
Some gardening ideas for March
AS we make the transition from summer to autumn, now is the time to head out in to the garden and take stock of any damage done by the past season’s harsh rays.
And while the warm weather looks set to continue in patches throughout the coming weeks, now is the ideal time to enjoy some cooler days and fresh air in the garden.
Make sure you treat your summer-weary lawns with a good fertiliser tonic and take the time to re-sow any bare patches.
Trim the hedges and start building a compost heap for autumn leaves.
Cut back herbaceous perennials such as aquilegias, asters, achilleas, centranthus, delphiniums, liatris, campanulas, penstemons and salvias once they are done flowering.
Now is also a great time to visit your local nursery or specialist rose grower and order some bare-rooted roses for planting during winter when dormant.
The middle of March is perfect to sow sweet-scented sweet peas, prune fuschias and take cuttings for new plants.
Lemon trees should be fed with a citrus-specific fertiliser and if wanting to encourage petunias and other annuals to continue flowering into autumn, clip them back and apply liquid fertiliser.
