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April was cold and wet again, the winter’s miserable weather continuing long into Spring. But the floods – at time of writing at least – have at last abated and there is that wonderful sense of the natural world unfurling out into the light.

The garden seems not have minded the endless wet and although cold for humans it has in fact been mild with little or no frost so everything is flowering at least 10 days earlier than usual – if not ever.

The tulips have been fantastic and all the fruit trees seemed to blossom at once at the end of April spilling into May in a glorious froth of flower.

The truth is that the is an almost irrepressible urge to grow, and the growing light – which is so noticeable at this time of year, whatever the weather – is just as important as the temperature.

In Britain May is often the most beautiful month because not only does the whole natural world burgeon and blossom but there is a thrilling sense of hope and expansion like a slow and beautiful explosion of life.

In practical terms the soil is warming up and so anything planted in May will grow quickly and well. However in colder areas care should be taken to protect tender plants from late frosts. These rarely kill plants but they can and do nip off tender new growth and hold up future flowering.

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April was cold and wet again the Winter’s miserable weather continuing long into spring but the floods at time of writing at least have at last Abad and there is that wonderful sense of the natural world unfurling out into the light the garden seems not have minded the endless wet and although cold for humans it has in fact been mild with little or no Frost so everything is flowering at least 10 days earlier than usual if not ever the Tulips have been fantastic and all the fruit trees seem to Blossom at once at the end of April spilling into May in a glorious froth of flower the truth is that the is an almost irrepressible urge to grow and the growing light which is so noticeable at this time of year whatever the weather is just as important as the temperature in Britain May is often the most beautiful month because not only does the whole natural world burgeon and Blossom but there is a thrilling sense of hope and expansion like a slow and beautiful explosion of life in Practical terms the soil is warming up and so anything planted in May will grow quickly and well however in colder areas care should be taken to protect tender plants from L frosts these rarely kill plants but they can and do nipp off tender new growth and hold up future flowering May jobs planting tender annuals by the middle of May tender annuals like sunflowers zenas Cosmos or tobacco plants can be planted out into all but the coldest Gardens especially if you have hardened them off for at least a week hardening off is important and will mean much faster growing and longer lasting flowers so if you buy any of these annuals from a garden center over the coming weeks do not plant them out immediately but put them in a sheltered place for a week to acclimatize to your garden as they will probably have been kept sheltered for best retail display I like to use tender annuals both in containers and borders and in the latter I do not use them as bedding but to enrich the general tapestry of the overall planting so I place them in groups so they make drifts and clumps rather than straight lines space them about 12 and 18 in apart in a sunny situation that is sheltered from strong winds and water them in well as long as the temperature does not drop below 5° they should grow strongly and flower well into Autumn bring out c i t r u s p l a n t my Citrus plants spent the winter in the new Greenhouse but at the beginning of May I bring them outside although I still keep some fleece to hand to cover them if the temperature plummets this is also a good time to prune them cutting back any damaged straggly or untidy branches oranges and lemons are very forgiving of hard pruning and need reinvigorating so I Look to remove a few of the oldest stems every year that can be replaced by new the Chelsea chop the Chelsea chop so-called because it is done anytime in the weeks around Chelsea flower show which has traditionally in pre-co days been in the third week of May is a way of extending the flowering season of late flowering herbaceous perennials such as heleniums sedums lysimachia or solidago Golden Rod if you have several clumps of these plants then cut one of them about halfway up the existing growth if you have just one big Clump then reduce just onethird of the plant in this way the result will be that the prune section will produce s shoots bearing extra flowers which will bloom a few weeks later than the uncut growth and extend the display into Autumn cut back a l i u m l e a v s unlike most bulbs the foliage of aliums can be cut back immediately after flowering in a border this will create space for planting tender annuals such as cosmos zenas Tonia or sunflowers Lily Beetle check the leaves of lies and feries for Lily Beatle these have a bright red casing on their upper side but are brown on the underside side so although very visible when nibbling the leaves which they do voraciously they will drop off if they sense trouble and lie on there backs on the ground so are completely camouflaged there is no known Predator so the only control is to pick them off by hand and dispose of them divide and move grasses unlike herbaceous perennials grasses are best divided once they have started to grow vigorously lift the clump and divide into fairly substantial sections they grow slowly so do not cut them up into two small pieces replant them at the same level they were in before and water in well keep watering them weakly until they are growing strongly some grasses seed themselves freely and form crowded clumps and these can be thinned and moved by lifting entire young plants and repositioning with more space around them stake and support her braceus perennials any plant that has been knocked or collapsed never looks the same however carefully you prop it up so the secret is to support plants before they need supporting if you place supports in position whilst the plants are still relatively short they will quickly be hidden by the new growth and as a result your borders will not look corseted and constrained it does not matter what you use I prefer homemade metal supports that are rusted and almost invisible after a day or two but stakes and Twine or Twiggy prunings all work well divide aquatic plants by the middle of May the water of any Pond is likely to be warm enough to plant into and to lift and divide any existing plants as well as plant deep water Aquatics like water lies dead head tulips if you have tulips growing in borders dead head them once they are past their best this will stop the development of seed so that all the energy goes into forming new bulbs for next year’s flowers the best way to dead head them is simply to snap off the spent flour with the growing seed pod using your fingers do not cut back the stem or any of the foliage as this will all contribute to the growing bulbs as they slowly die back Tomatoes it is time to plant out tomatoes in a greenhouse although wait till the end of the month for outdoor ones this is because tomatoes hate too much temperature fluctuation and may not night can be chilly especially if the days are warm plant them deeply burying them right up to the bottom Leaf as the buried section of stem will develop extra Roots as the young plants grow they form chotes between the leaves and the stem and these are known as s shoots they grow with extra Vigor and although they do bear trusses of fruit they take energy from the plant and reduce the overall Harvest as well as making a cordon plant straggly so they should be removed as they appear the best way to do this is in the morning when the plant is turgid simply breaking them off with finger and thumb however in the evening they will be limper and may tear the plant so should be cut off with a knife SE French beans if your soil has warmed up and only feeling it with your skin will determine that then you can safely sew a batch of french beans both dwarf and climbing these are tender plants that will be not kned right back by a touch of frost and Will Survive but not grow if the temperature drop below about 10° and then become fair game for Slugs and snails but by the time they have germinated we will be clear of those cold temperatures in most areas and the young plants can grow strongly so dwarf beans and rows in well manured soil a with each Bean spaced 6 in apart and the row 12 Imus 18 in apart for climbing beans sew two seeds at the base of each support and remove the weaker of the two once one is established and growing strongly water them well and keep them watered throughout the growing season prune early flowering catus the best time to prune early flowering catus such as SE Montana armandi Alpena and macr patala is immediately after they finish flowering obviously the timing of this will vary considerably in different parts of the country but the principle remains constant and for many of us this occurs at the end of May next year’s flowers are formed on all the new growth made from this period until late summer so if you prune them much later than mid to late June you will be removing potential flowers that would Bloom next spring pruning of these catus is solely to maintain their size and spread for your convenience rather than for any Horticultural benefit so cut back freely not worrying about individual stems or the position of the cut then when you have finished weed round the plant water it well and mulch generously with garden compost or bark chippings make compost compost is the Alchemy of a garden turning waste into black gold and we should compost every scrap of garden and kitchen waste the secret of making it reasonable quickly is to have a good mix of matter high in nitrogen green like grass clippings and drier material Brown that is high in carbon and then to aate it often by turning it this does not have to be a major operation just forking through it will help a lot the point is to get oxygen into the Heap which in turn feeds the bacteria that eat the decomposing material and convert it into compost which will then enrich your soil with essential bacteria fungi and nutrients better than any product known to man sew bials now is the time to sew wall flowers honesty Fox gloves forget me knots or sweet rocket for a lovely display next spring and summer bials differ from annuals which grow flower and set seed all in one growing season in that they grow fast from seed and develop strong roots and foliage in one season and then flower in the next for most this means that they germinate and grow without flowering in Summer and Autumn remaining dormant over winter then have another burst of growth before flowering in Spring and early summer the great advantage of bials in our borders over annuals is that they are hearty enough to withstand a cold winter and quickly produce flowers in Spring without having to wait for the plant to grow first sew the seed thinly in a seed tray cover them with vermiculite and put to one side to germinate they do not need heat but a sheltered spot or a porch will help when the seedlings are large enough to handle prick them out into pots or plugs and grow them on so the young plants are ready to plant out in Early Autumn where you want them to flower next May divide and move primroses the best time to plant or remove primroses is after they have finished flowering but whilst their leaves are still fresh and growing strongly lift a clump and gently pull them apart to make a number of smaller sections these can then be planted to either spread the existing group or ion new locations water them in well they should continue growing but when the leaves start to fade and look shabby cut them back hard new fresh leaves will soon appear to replace them