+ September is officially the start of spring and as our gardens kick into action, so must we. Start with an easy task such as planting up pots, troughs or hanging baskets with pretty flowering annuals. It’s a great way to lift the garden out of its winter doldrums. Alyssum is a great bee attractant, as is calendula. Other easy-care annuals are busy lizzie (impatiens), dianthus, geranium, lobelia, nasturtium, nemesia, pansy, petunia, sweet peas and zinnia.
+ Rather than buy seedlings you can often replant self-sown seedlings that pop up in the garden, whether it’s yours or a friend’s.
+ Plants that self-seed easily include aquilegia, alyssum, cornflowers, dietes, foxgloves, helleborus, lobelia and pansies. Carefully dig them out when they’ve got a couple of sets of leaves and replant in…
