- Plants for May – Aquilegia vulgaris, alliums, peonies, Tulip ‘Spring Green’ and Viburnum sargentii ‘Onondaga’.
- Plant out summer bedding.
- Plant out dahlias and take cuttings of their young shoots.
- Support tall herbaceous plants while they are small.
- Plant hardy chrysanthemums for autumn flowering.
- Feed daffodils a rose or tomato feed.
- Dig up and store tulips after flowering.
- Take soft cuttings of garden shrubs.
- Trim formal hedges of box, yew, lonicera or santolina.
- Feed lawns for good summer growth.
- Plant tomatoes under glass.
- Sow and plant tender vegetables outdoors like courgettes, French and runner beans, tomatoes and cucumbers.
- Prune plum and cherry trees now the sap is rising.
Posted on Tuesday, May 1st, 2018
