Everything appears to be under control! Who would have thought it! Spring has been kind so far but one can never rule out late May frosts.
A late May frost at this stage in fruit, vegetable and annual flower production would be more than a little frustrating so I keep an almost obsessive watch on the weather forecasts.
Any predicted frosts in the near future would involve me scurrying around to protect all the young plants that have recently been placed outside in order to ‘harden off’ (acclimatise to the weather conditions that they will have to experience over the course of a British summer ~ and we all know that a British summer can throw anything at you!). I either return them indoors or arrange a temporary cover for them. Horticultural fleece, cloches or similar.
I will then leap into my car and repeat the process at the other gardens that I tend. Much scurrying!
No late frosts please weather people. The weeds are coming thick and fast and climbers need tying in before they look floppy or scruffy so I simply haven’t the time!
Other mid Spring tasks include assembling plant supports for the rapidly growing perennials. This is one of my favourite jobs. I enjoy weaving the supports (see a previous blogpost) and I greatly look forward to putting them all in place. They look smart, lend an organised air to a border plus one knows that very shortly they will be providing much needed support to peonies, foxtail lilies, delphiniums – and then further on in the summer – taller Salvias and penstemons.
Job satisfaction☀️