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Prune Buddleia Celastrus Cotoneaster Wisteria

Plant out Camellia Cornus if weather conditions allow .

Thin out Actinidia if required.

Collect Cistus seed if required

Mulch Althaea

Feed Snowdrops

Plant out,( if weather conditions allow) climbing shrubs such as Honeysuckle and Clematis if this was not done last autumn

Plant out Alyssum saxatile cuttings taken last autumn if weather conditions allow.

Divide and replant Snowdrops if necessary.

Prune  Ivy Passiflora

Roses; hard prune newly planted or old neglected plants.

Feed climbers

Plant out new Oxalis, or divide established plants if weather conditions allow.

Plant out Pieris if not done the previous October

Divide and replant Hellebores and border Pinks if weather conditions allow.

Thin out Colutea Phlox

Tidy up heather beds

Prune; Abies Buddleia Hamamelis

Feed Camellia Iris Rhodohypoxis

Mulch Lychnis Potentilla Rhodohypoxis

Protect new growth on Althaea from slug damage

Prune Group 2 & 3 Clematis as necessary and check group 1 varieties for winter damage and trim.

Layer Clematis and sever previous years layers.