May Tips

Spray roses regularly for pests and diseases. 

• Plant baskets and pots for summer colour and grow on in greenhouse
• Remove spring bedding and prepare beds for summer bedding
• Prune spring flowering shrubs after flowering
• Alpine plants such as Aubretia and Alyssum can be trimmed after flowering to keep them compact
• Prune Clematis montanas once they have finished flowering
• Harden of young plants by putting them outside during the day
• Continue to sow vegetable seeds
• Sow main crop potatoes
• Divide Agapanthus - if required
• Keep slugs, pests and diseases under control. Spray roses regularly for aphids, blackspot & rust