Garden plants
Spring flowering garden plants can be planted up to november and even into december if the weather is mild. There are many beautiful garden plants to choose from. Over time, garden plants have adapted themselves so that there is a one-to-suit most situations from shade, to sun, grassland to rock gardens and both indoor and outdoor containers. Plant them in the right place and your garden plants will reward you with spring time colour year after year with minimal attention and maintenance.
Buying garden plants?
Choose garden plants that are sound and not squishy. Check that the base is clean and shows no sign of rot. If you cannot plant the garden plants immediately, open the bags and let the air into the garden plants. They are a living organism and need to be kept cool and dry. Do not store garden plants near heaters as this can damage the embryonic flower bud inside and thus they will come up blind.
Prepare to plant your garden plants
First and foremost, fork over the entire area to break up any hard pan, so as to ensure free drainage. Ideally work some bone meal into the top 10 cm of soil at a rate of 50 – 100 grams per square meter. Forking in the food is not necessary for this year’s display as the garden plant has an embryonic flower bud in it already and only needs a period of cold and moisture in order to trigger off growth next spring, but necessary for the garden plants to produce next year’s growth.