If not already done top dress flower beds with a general fertiliser in readiness for planting out.

Deadhead narcissi and other bulbous plants that have finished flowering.

Cut down Penstemon if not done last October.

Lift and divide Platycodon Snowdrops

Prepare beds for Disbud & Spray Chrysanthemums Dianthus

Trim Buxus (Box) Ceanothus Cortaderia Hebe Jasmine nudiflorum if required.

Plant out Althaea Choisya Cistus Delphiniums Gladioli Gunnera if conditions allow

Mulch Abies Lonicera (Honeysuckle) Meconopsis

Pot up Arctotis

Feed Abies Geranium Kniphofia

Keep an eye open for Lupin aphids

If not already done prepare Dahlia beds including checking the soil pH

Plant out Penstemon cuttings

Trim Fatsia japonica shrubs

Plant out Asarina Catananche Chrysanthemums (Disbuds) Chrysanthemum (Sprays) Clarkia Helianthus Lily Lupins Viola

Lift and pot up self seeded Lunaria

Cut back Narcissii leaves to ground level providing the leaves have started to die back.

Lift Narcissii bulbs if required.

Pot up rooted Buxus (Box) cuttings

Feed & mulch Hamamelis

Spray Roses

Spray climbers if necessary

Commence spray chrysanthemum stopping programme.

Divide Gunnera Saxifraga

Pinch out Actinidia

Layer Wisteria

Divide and replant poppies

Lift tulip bulbs

Watch out for signs of leaf spot and rhizome rot on bearded (flag) irises.

Prepare planting sites for bedding plants

Plant out Agastache Agrostemma Annual Chrysanthemum Anomathica Callistephus(Aster) Calendula Candytuft Carnations Centaurea Dianthus Echium Eschscholzia Gaillardia Godetia Gypsophila Helichrysum Iberis Lavatera Limnanthes Limonium Linaria Lobelia Lychnis Mimulus Mina lobata Nasturtium Nemophila Nicotiana Nigella Nolana Orache Papaver/Poppy Phlox Portulaca Reseda Rudbeckia Salvia Schizanthus Silene Verbena Zinnia

Place Camellias outdoors for the summer months

When all fear of late frost has passed, plant out;African Marigold Ageratum Alstroemeria Alyssum Amaranthus Antirrhinum Arctotis Balsam Brachycome Celosia Cerinthe Convolvulus Cosmos Dahlias French Marigold Gazania Gerbera Impatiens Ipomea Iris Laurentia Lewisia Mesembryanthemum Nemesia Nerium Osteospermum Pansy Passiflora Tagetes

Carefully hoe around Gladioli when they emerge.

Thin out Choisya if required.

Cut back Aubretia

Pot up spare Dahlia to grow on as 'pot tubers'