Key task
March is a good month to plant new shrubs and trees, which will provide cover for birds and help attract them to your garden
WILDLIFE FRIENDLY
This month’s round-up…
This month we will get equal lengths of day and night on 20 March. As the days get lighter, you should also notice birdsong getting louder, as breeding couples begin to pair up. Look out for chiff chaffs arriving this month to breed.
Prune
■ Damaged branches on trees & shrubs
■ Dogwoods (cornus)
■ Elderberry
■ Hardy fuchsias
■ Lavender
■ Mahonia
■ Roses (last chance)
Plant
■ Asparagus
■ Jerusalem artichokes
■ New roses
■ Strawberries
■ Summer bulbs
■ Trees, shrubs and climbers
Sow
Indoors
■ Basil
■ Beetroot
■ Celeriac
■ Cucumbers
■ Lettuces
■ Parsley
Outdoors
■ Broad beans
■ Brussels sprouts
■ Leeks
■ Parsnips
■ Peas
■ Turnips
■ Hardy annuals
■ Sweet peas
Harvest
■ Cabbages
■ Cauliflowers
■ Forced rhubarb
■ Sprouting broccoli
■ Swiss chard
This months Star plants
1 Stachyurus praecox
Plant winter shrubs where you’ll see them regularly, rather than tucked away at the back of the garden. has beautiful hanging flowers and works as a
