04/02/2026
~ The Garden in April ~
“I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet in a garden.”
~ Ruth Stout
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“Plan – summer bedding displays, spring-flowering bulbs to order for autumn delivery, your first barbecue, flower shows and open gardens to visit.
Sow – half-hardy annual flower and vegetable seeds inside, hardy annuals and vegetables outside.
Plant – dahlia tubers, lily bulbs, gladioli corms, container-grown perennials, roses, clematis, trees and shrubs.
Prune – tender plants where foliage has been left on over winter for protection. Epimediums and semi-evergreen ferns should have their old leaves cleared away by now.
Feed – house plants and citrus trees, overwintered brassicas and perennial borders if not already done.
Harvest – bunches of daffodils, tulips, ranunculus and anemones, the first asparagus tips, broad beans, Brussels sprouts, spring cabbage, cauliflower, purple sprouting, turnips, kale, leeks, lettuce, radishes, the first rhubarb stems, spinach, sprouting broccoli (a favourite of mine!) and turnips.
Buy – seed compost, plant labels, new pots and containers for summer planting, plug plants to grow on under glass, rooted dahlia and coleus cuttings, liquid feed for house plants, new garden furniture.
Enjoy – longer days, warmer weather, walks in the countryside or along the coastline, Easter celebrations.
Visit – open gardens hosting tulip festivals and those with fine collections of trees, rhododendrons and azaleas. Churchyards are often filled with flowering trees and wildflowers in spring.”
~ Dan Cooper, The Frustrated Gardner, from “How To Enjoy Your Garden In April”
https://frustratedgardener.com/2022/04/08/how-to-enjoy-your-garden-in-april/
Art: Eugène Grasset, “April”
