May Gardening Jobs

Now that May is here, summer is finally in our sights. It is the perfect time to ensure that all of the spring plants have been tidied up and the garden is looking in prime condition ready for the summer months to come when we are all starting to spend more time outside. Take a look through our guide to see the different tasks that we recommend to be completed this month.

General Tasks For May

• With increasing temperatures it is important to keep on top of watering plants when needed
• Control weeds that are appearing around the garden using appropriate weed control products
  
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• Late night frosts are still possible during this month so make sure that more tender plants are protected if any cold evenings are forecast
  

Lawns/Turfed Areas

• If you have weeds that are present within the lawn control them using a selective weed killer
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• Dry soils can end up becoming water resistant resulting tin the grass being starved of moisture and nutrients. Apply a wetting agent to re-energise the soil and overcome this issue
  
• Some great product to use are A1 Lawn Hydrate Plus or Amvista Soil Soaker
  
• Continue mowing the lawn regularly 
  
• Apply suitable fertilisers/feeds for the time of year
  
• Overseed bare patches of grass
  
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• Change the positions of garden furniture to avoid wear of the grass and any compaction of the soil
  

Trees, Shrubs and Hedges

• Give box (buxus) hedging and formal evergreens a light trim - 5th May, also known as ‘Derby Day’ is the traditional starting point for trimming box hedging 
• After trimming, we would recommend that you give the hedging a light feed using Amvista Arbor Gold
  
• Prune any spring-flowering shrubs that have finished flowering
  

Beds and Borders

• Prepare the ground for new summer plants
• The sowing of perennials can now begin outdoors