With spring not too far away, it’s never too early to start getting your garden ready for a busy growing season. March is a great time to prepare those seed beds, sow seeds, cut back those winter shrubs, and tidy up your garden.
If you are looking to add a bit of colour to your garden, early spring is always a good time to plant those tender summer-flowering bulbs. Gladioli, begonias, and lilies are some popular and well-loved summer flowers. While bulbs can be grown in many ways, you can plant them in clusters for greater visual impact. They can also be planted in pots. This time of the year is also ideal for pruning roses, for stronger growth. There are some useful tips for pruning roses and advice for specific types: https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/roses/pruning-guide
Have you already thought of what plants you want to grow? Onions can be planted in the spring, and harvested through summer and into autumn. While you might opt to sow onions indoors or in a greenhouse when the weather is cooler, they can be planted directly outdoors if your soil is drying out and as the weather warms up.
There is also plenty more that you can sow in spring. Broad beans, carrots, beetroots, lettuces, radish, peas, spinach, summer cabbage, salad leaves, and summer cauliflower are just some of the many seeds to sow. You can also sow parsnips as soon as the soil begins to warm up, given that they are slow to germinate and would need a long growing season. But it is important to be aware that you have the right weather conditions for sowing, and do so only if it’s suitable. Tomatoes, sweet peppers, cucumbers, aubergines, and celery can also be sown indoors. Crop covers are also useful for growing in spring, protecting the plants against frost and pests.