Spring usually starts to arrive across the country in March, and the longer days provide the opportunity for an increasing range of gardening tasks. It’s time to get busy preparing seed beds and sowing seed, and it’s your last chance to prune roses.
Top gardening jobs this month
Prune bush and climbing roses
These general tips for rose pruning will help you improve the health and lifespan of any rose.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/roses/pruning-guide
Plant onion sets and shallots
Onions are such a versatile vegetable – they feature in so many recipes, and growing your own means you’ll always have them to hand.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/onions/grow-your-own
Plant summer-flowering bulbs
Bulbs make a fine display planted in containers or borders and are one of the easiest and most rewarding garden plants to grow. Gladioli, lilies and Eucomis are great for adding summer interest.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/types/bulbs/planting
More jobs for this month
- Lift and divide overgrown clumps of perennials
- Plant early potatoes
- Mow the lawn on dry days (if needed)
- Cut back herbaceous perennials and ornamental grasses that have been left standing over winter
- Keep a few dandelions in your garden to support early bees, particularly pantaloon bees
- Start off dahlia tubers in pots or trays of damp peat-free compost
- Prune Buddleja to a low framework of stems to encourage new flowering growth
With permissions https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/in-month/march