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The End of April in Your Garden
by Ian Smith
Looking first and foremost at your garden flowers.
All garden-flowering chrysanthemums should be planted out during a mild spell. Keep the rows at least 2 ft. apart, so that you can work comfortably among the plants.
Remove the deadheads from the daffodils, but be patient and allow the foliage to die back naturally.
If the dahlia tubers have been kept fairly moist, they should have by now developed small shoots, and can be planted out in mild areas, allowing 2 ft. 6 ins. between all varieties other than poms. Stakes in position first, please!
When the young shoots reach 3-4 ins. they should be thinned out to ground level to encourage stocky plants.
Pick off pansy and viola deadheads, otherwise the plants will stop flowering and concentrate on reproducing themselves by seeding; and watch out for greenfly.
Waterlilies can be planted from now until June. Warning: don't let them dry out while waiting to be planted. They do not require a great depth of water: 18 ins. suits them well.
Make a final planting of pink, red and purple de Caen anemones, richly coloured St. Brigids with fluted petals, Mexican tigridias, the exciting shell flowers, and other summer flowering bulbs. If you live in the south add acidanthera, the white star flower, with a drenching scent, to your list.
Most of the summer-flowering bulbs are rather tender, and benefit by lifting or a good mulch cover before there is danger of frost.
Well hardened-off half-hardies can now be planted out, providing it isn't too cold.
Going into the shrub garden, and firstly the roses. You should prune back any shoots that have not developed buds, and rub out inward growing and unwanted buds.
Lawn mowings are useful for mulching in the shrubbery, but thick layers of over 2 ins. engender too much heat and are dangerous.
About the Author
Ian has a great interest in gardening and writes occasional articles. Come and visit his newest website at Krups Coffee Pods and particularly Pod Coffee Maker
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