Despite the harsh winter, spring bulbs such as Daffodils, Snowdrops and Crocus will be flowering at their normal time of year.  Everybody expects them to be late but they just keep on coming.  Already you should be able to see small Iris burst into blue, purple and mauve jewels and Forsythia bushes clothed in their familiar, but nonetheless exciting bright yellow flowers.  You will also notice that weeds are popping up to cover any bare soil.  Instead of hand-weeding you can kill off these weeds with a quick spray of Weedol Max inbetween flowers and shrubs and along the edges of the patio.  On a warm sunny day you will see visible results in just a few hours.

Let us hope that this winter with the low temperatures has reduced over-wintering pest problems to a minimum, so plants should have a clean start t a new growing season.  Last winter had a very quick sharp cold spell which did not eradicate enough pests.  With luck, this winter will have been more destructive to pests.  Many will be still hiding beneath bark and even debris.  Why not use Growing Success ‘Winter Wash’ on your fruit trees, that will help get rid of any lurking nasties.