April

Protect fruit blossom from late frost using fleece during colder spells.
Use high nitrogen feed for citrus plants and berries.
Split perennials e.g. Hosta ensuring they have adequate roots and water to establish in their new positions.
Hardy annuals can be sown in pots and started indoors.
Sweet peas can be sown outside and fleece used during colder spells to encourage growth.
Prepare soil and plant summer flowering bulbs.
Dead head spring bedding plants. Lots of these plants (e.g. Pansies) will continue to flower throughout spring and early summer.
Liquid feed indoor/greenhouse plants that show signs of growth.
Grow plug plants in greenhouses.
Mow lawns and feed with high nitrogen fertiliser combined with mosskiller if needed.
Sow new lawns or patches if weather is mild
Apply weedkiller to lawns in April.