Spring
The garden in April
Growth accelerates — plant perennials and sow tender crops indoors, but keep an eye on late frost.
Sow & plant
- ✓Sow beans, courgettes and pumpkins indoors
- ✓Plant out hardy perennials and grasses
- ✓Direct-sow carrots and beetroot
Jobs & pruning
- ✓Mow weekly as growth picks up
- ✓Stake tall perennials early
- ✓Hoe off weeds while they are small
In season & in bloom
- ✓Tulips, fritillaries and blossom
- ✓Fresh perennial foliage everywhere