April is when things really start to get going in the garden. The soil is warming up, the risk of frost is much lower, and there's lots of planting to be done! If you’re keen to sow, grow and plant things this month, here are some ideas for what to plant in April. Flowers to plant in April Bedding plant & hardy annual seeds April is a good time to sow seeds for hardy annuals and summer bedding plants. Growing these plants ...
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Birth flowers: April – Daisies & Sweet Peas
Welcome to the second post in this new series, looking at the flowers assigned to each month of the year. This time we’re looking at the birth flowers for April, daisies and sweet peas. For a bit of history on the origins of birth month flowers, take a look at my first post in the series. Daisies Don’t just think of daisies as the small-flowered weeds that spring up in the lawn; there are lots of daisy varieties with much larger ...