Things to plant NOW!

mardatha

Are there any flowers or shrubs that I can plant right now?

ukbill69

Top Tip: There is so much that can be sown this month. Dahlia seeds can be sown indoors now and will produce tubers for lifting in the autumn.

Top Tip: You can direct sow herbs such as chives, coriander, dill and parsley directly into the ground or in containers this month.

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mardatha

Thanks for that - I looked for a gardening group on FB but as usal couldn't find any !

ionahenor2

How are your chooks, Mardatha ?

mardatha

Doing fine, ty never stopped laying all winter, just laid every second day or so. Yesterday we dug a new veg bed and laid the turf carefully in the hen run - so they now have a lawn and today I'll show them how to play bowls

shegar

Hi Mardy......It depends on what sort of flowers you like and when you want them to flower,( not all at once.) Here we go with a few suggestions.; Lilium bulbs, which planted now will be in flower June to October...........Achillea very pretty and flowers May to September........Osteospermums flower all spring /summer.......... Alliums are a beautiful flower but they have to be planted October time.............sprinkle some calendula seeds , very easy to grow and are annuals......All the other flowers ive mentioned above are perrenial so as you know they will come evey year and save keep having to buy every year plus a lot of perrenials grow thicker clumps or bulbs each year so you have a never ending supply..........Ive also got Leucanthemum daisy, they are perrenial too and form clumps each year.........I do think garden centre will suffer badly this year because of the hose pipe ban coming into force, at least with perrenials they get established in the first year and dont need watering, see mardy if you plant all what ive mentioned above you will too have a beautful blooming garden like me.....:DThe Bees ,insects and birds will also enjoy your garden...:Dvery wildlife friendly...

grannybroon

I have spent a bit of time in the garden this weekend. I have planted pansies, violas, oxalis, allium, agapanthus, two dwarf rhododendrons, day lillies, calendula seed, plus transplanted daffodils and crocus bulbs which have finished flowering in pots into the garden for flowering next year. I have also popped in some auiculas I bought as young plants in late autumn and some aubretia for instant colour.

Garden centres are selling small bedding plants, dahlia tubers, begonia tubers etc but it is still to early to plant these unless you can offer them warmth and protection from frost etc.

mardatha

We're having hard frosts overnight =would that not kill anything planted? The hens water was a solid block of ice last two mornings.

grannybroon

mardatha wrote: »

We're having hard frosts overnight =would that not kill anything planted? The hens water was a solid block of ice last two mornings.

We are close to the sea in Lowland Scotland so weather conditions different here. It does really depend on where you stay. Pansies, violas etc should be OK to withstand frost.

RAS

shegar wrote: »

HiLilium bulbs, which planted now will be in flower June to October...........Achillea very pretty and flowers May to September........Osteospermums flower all spring /summer.......... Alliums are a beautiful flower but they have to be planted October time.............
Leucanthemum daisy, they are perrenial too and form clumps each year.

Mar

All the plants above are completely frost hardy. Just do not buy them (or get given them) and leave them out for the roots to get frosted.

shegar wrote: »

Sprinkle some calendula seeds , very easy to grow and are annuals.......

The seed will start when they think it is warm enough and they will cope with some frost.

grannybroon wrote: »

I have spent a bit of time in the garden this weekend. I have planted pansies, violas, oxalis, allium, agapanthus, two dwarf rhododendrons, day lillies, calendula seed, plus transplanted daffodils and crocus bulbs which have finished flowering in pots into the garden for flowering next year. I have also popped in some auiculas I bought as young plants in late autumn and some aubretia for instant colour.

Apart from agapanthus which I believe is only hardy down to -5C, this lot will also be fine if planted now.

You might try primroses and primulas and loads of other perennials.

mardatha

Winter's come back so its all on hold, had clear cold nights with a hard frost but today is cold and windy. Not gardening weather, to be resumed! TY!