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..... Planting Roses March is the best month for planting roses dont plant them where roses previously grew or they may suffer rose replant disease .....	Transplanting Trees & Shrubs if you live in a mild area this is a good time to move trees and shrubs to a different part of the garden if you live in a cold area wait until the end of march
..... Feeding Trees & Shrubs feed trees shrubs and hedges with a balanced fertiliser sprinkle it over the root area before hoeing it into the soil bone meal or fish blood and bone or chicken manure .....	Pruning Shrubs prune spring flowering shrubs as soon as blooms fade this gives them time to grow news shoots on which to flower next year
..... Mulching Trees Shrubs remove weeds from around the bases of young trees shrubs and hedges mulch the area with well rotted organic matter .....	Lawn Care throughout march you can feed your lawn with a spring summer lawn fertiliser to encourage good strong growth to help the lawn recover after winter
..... New Lawns it is to early to sow a new lawn from seed but not to  early for preparing the soil dig it, level it, firm it  the soil will then settle for sowing at the end of march .....	Pond Algae remove pond algae as soon as it appears it will only flourish if left and will become entangled in your more precious aquatic plants
..... Bog Gardens this is a good time to set out bog garden plants from astilbes to arums primulas to rodgersias wait until april before planting out hostas .....	Wildlife Garden why not leave a suitable bit of garden untouched allow it to go natural it will automatically become a  wildlife area, like a tidy garden plant flowers in front of it
..... Pruning Clematis cut back summer and autumn flowering clematis cut back to the lowest pair of strong healthy buds just above ground level .....	Sow a Vegtable Patch march is the key month for sowing veg crops such as broad beans, carrots, beetroot, lettuce, spinach summer cabbage, cauliflowers and leeks
..... Border Planting this is an ideal time to plant herbacious perennials check that the plants you buy have strong healthy roots and green shoots .....	Planting Summer Bulbs plant summer flowering bulbs now prepare the soil first to ensure that the drainage is sufficient to prevent the bulbs from rotting
..... Dividing Snowdrops before they disappear back into the ground it is time to lift split and divide clumps of snowdrops and replant them ready for next winter .....	Plant Out Sweet Peas in mild areas plant out young sweet peas  tying them to canes with light twine  in colder areas leave for another month
..... Divide Hostas divide your overgrown clumps or hostas before their leaves appear to avoid causing damage .....	Prune Mahonias flowering should be past prune them into shape remove old leavesand dead head as required
..... Prune Roses prune bush roses straight away cutting to just  above a bud hybrid teas are cut to 6" - 12" floribundas are left a little bit higher .....	Plant Fruit Trees it is not to late to plant new fruit trees and bushes as long as the soil is not to wet or frozen
..... Plant Out Sweet Peas move autumn sown sweet pea plants into the sun they may still need glass protection or place outside in a milder area .....	Feeding the Birds at this time of year avoid putting out whole peanuts and large chunks as there is a risk that adult birds could feed them to fledglings causing choking

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