April Gardening Jobs

• Prune spring-flowering shrubs
• Plant hanging baskets
• Weed borders
• Plant out sweet peas
• Sow a variety of seeds
• Regularly mow and feed your lawn
• Aerate your lawn
• Take cuttings of tender plants
• Plant main crop potatoes
• Feed blackcurrants, gooseberries, and other cane fruit such as blackberries and raspberries.
• Tidy up strawberry beds

Plant hanging baskets

For beautiful displays in the summer, plant hanging baskets now and grow them in a greenhouse. Fill your baskets with Westland Boost All Purpose Compost and add Boost All Purpose Multi-Action Granules, to give your plants the best start, with six months’ worth of feed, for stronger roots and greener foliage.

Lawn Care

Spring is a great time to aerate your lawn as the soil is moist and the grass is actively growing. Aeration is important if your lawn is used a lot by children, pets, or footsteps that lead to soil compaction. If your lawn gets soggy and suffers from puddles, aeration will help. If your lawn has an excess of thatch, aerating can assist by removing some of the dead material that blocks airflow, drainage, and nutrients from reaching the grass roots. This process stimulates root growth leading to a healthier lawn.

A Lawn Aerator has 4 hollow tines that remove cores from the earth by pressing into the ground using the footplate. The tines are conically shaped for easy penetration into the soil and create spaces for air, water, and nutrients to directly access the grass roots. The holes created reach the lower levels of soil to improve drainage.

Grass will really start to grow this month and therefore will need a lot of care. This includes regular mowing and feeding. For a natural, child and pet friendly lawn feed, we recommend using SafeLawn which will green your lawn and prevent weeds and moss.

April is also a good time to tackle moss on the lawn. Aftercut All In One Lawn Feed, Weed & Moss Killer is a great product to kill off the moss.

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