With spring drawing to a close, the number of tasks to get on with is increasing. If you get anxious about what needs to be done in the garden – and I certainly get daunted sometimes by the amount of work to, there is a simple method that may work to get you going.

Make a list – this is my list for my garden. Why not make your own for your own garden?

Climbers

• Continue tying in climbers.

Creating new life

• Divide spring-flowering perennials.
• Thin out annuals sown earlier.
• Sow perennials and biennials outside.
• Harden off summer-bedding plants.

Maintaining the garden

• Water and feed plants regularly.
• Protect young plants from slugs and snails.
• Clear out summer bedding
• Beware of night frosts, which are now less likely in urban environments.
• Hoe any empty ground.

Perennials

• Cut back spring-flowering perennials, and stake out and support any that will need support later.

Pruning (shrubs and trees)

• Prune: early spring flowering shrubs that have finished flowering; Clematis montana after flowering; and Pyracanthas.

Most important task

• Sit and enjoy your garden.