Cut back, prune and divide
To help your plants thrive in the garden make sure to cut back, prune & divide in order to help plants flourish to their full potential.
With perennials such as Pulmonaria and Doronicum you can encourage fresh foliage to emerge by cutting back clumps. Dividing hostas will enable a healthy growth while they are in development and even deadheading daffodils and tulips will ensure a touch of colour will prevail.
Support for growing vegetables
Support for your vegetables is important while they are growing and using netting, pea sticks (use for peas) or even pruned twigs will help vegetables thrive. Veg such as broad beans can be prevented from falling over once pods are produced by stretching string along the tops of the plants. It’s also advisable to remove dead foliage, sideshoots and leaves from plants to give them enough energy to produce a good yield, but leaving enough for plants to continue to grow.
Mark the date it’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show time
An important and exciting show in most gardeners’ calendars is the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, which kicks off on 20 May until 24 May. Be sure to search out the extraordinary gardens on display which this year comprises of Show, Artisan & Fresh Garden categories. See spectacular floral displays throughout the Great Pavilion, with special displays such as Hilliers who are celebrating their 150th anniversary and NAFAS’s emerald anniversary. There will also be a celebration of WW1 from Birmingham City Council and an array of new and inspiring stagings for all to see.
‘Sprung’ – a sculpture exhibition by the Sculpt Gallery
Come along to RHS Hyde Hall between 10am and 5pm, from 10 – 26 May, for ‘Sprung’ a special springtime themed exhibition featuring sculpture and ceramics. Created by the local Sculpt Gallery and marking their second anniversary, the exhibition will feature artists from Essex as well as other artists from around the UK and will celebrate the idea of growth, renewal and a pop of fresh spring colour. So enjoy this extraordinary event, placed in beautiful surroundings.
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