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5th April news - Happy Easter!
Newsletters  |  04.05.2023 6:19 pm  |  524  |  A+ | a-




The best gardening weekend of the year is here! This weekend is the long Easter bank holiday, a time of the year when gardeners traditionally pull out all the stops to perform miracles in the garden. We have four luxurious days to get outside and enjoy sowing, planting and generally sprucing up the garden ready for the warmer days ahead. But with all this time to enjoy your plot, you might be asking yourself 'Where do I start?', well luckily at Meynells pet shop and garden centre we have everything you need for your garden this weekend and we've got a few tips of handy jobs to get you going, whether you're in it for the long-haul this weekend, or you're after some quick jobs to get done here and there
The trolleys are filling up again with an abundance of plants – packs of primroses , pansies and violas plus the first this week of the single pot plants suitable for containers and baskets. For the vegetable plot the first of this years vegetable plants are in – cabbage , lettuce , onions , brussel sprouts , leeks and celery plus some fantastic herb plants – rosemary, lavender , sage and thyme. Still plenty of spring potted bulbs and the last of this years hellebores are available
If you want some instant colour or a gift for the Easter weekend we have some fantastic planted tubs and hanging baskets plus some spring bulb arrangements  and plenty of bunches of flowers if you are visiting friends and relatives
Garden Jobs This Weekend
1.Top Dress & Tidy
The difference you can make by topping all of your pots with an inch or so of dark, rich compost is truly staggering! It’s a simple and easy task that will take you 5 minutes, but your plants will love you for it.
2.Pick Off Dead Leaves
Pick off dead leaves to reveal the beauty of the plant within. You can then group all of your best-looking spots in corners and enjoy them again.
3.Slug Control
As Gardeners, we all want our garden to be a cosy home for nature and wildlife, but there are two types of creepy crawlies that we definitely don’t want near our plants! In order to keep your prized plants from looking like Swiss cheese, take action against slugs and snails now now. Although you’re unlikely to be using it at this time of the year, if you have an open fire, a nifty trick is to sprinkle wood ash around the plants base. The powdery cinders are a struggle for slugs to cross and the ash also adds minerals to your soil.
4.Makeup Hanging Baskets
You can finally look forward to planning the aesthetics of your garden for the summer time, and start to picture beautiful splashes of colour everywhere. Exciting right?! Start your long term investment by making up some hanging baskets, but make sure to keep them in a frost-free greenhouse for now, until warmer months.We have just put out today the first of this seasons single pot plants for baskets and containers
5.Sow Tomatoes
2023 is said to be the year of the tomatoes so expect to see lots of new varieties for sale. You're not too late to sow from seed, and for those of us who like to go the distance when working, tomatoes also make the perfect energy snack whilst gardening. We have plenty of packets of seeds and the first of the years tomato plants are just arriving
 
6.Give Your Lawn a Haircut
Whether you’re aiming for a bowling green or just a bit of grass for the kids to play on, mow your lawn now and you’ll reap the benefits in the summer. Lawns start growing with liveliness at this time of year, but they often look patchy after winter. You can start with cutting the grass, then use a half-moon tool to edge the lawn. Your garden will look a lot smarter, and the neighbours will definitely notice!  
7.Plant Onion and Potato sets
Its not too late to plant onion and potato sets and there are still plenty in the shop – if you are planning your vegetable garden this weekend we also have the first of the vegetable plants in stock – lettuce, cabbage , brussel sprouts, leeks , onions , celery all available
8.Tidy trees and shrubs
Once mature trees and shrubs start stealing light from plants below, it’s time to reshape them. Spend a few minutes removing lower branches to inject some light into the little guys below them. Be careful, Japanese acers prefer not to be pruned at this time of the year as they tend to bleed sap, leave these until the winter.
9.Get Some Structure
Archways, obelisks and pergolas, create frames around paths and views in your garden, create landmarks, and make a garden feel like an enclosed, magical kingdom. Plant them up with climbing roses and clematis to make them look even more regal or use Honey Suckle and Jasmine for that beautiful scent.
We have a great choice of Tom Chambers obelisks in different sizes , colours and materials – metal and wicker and all manufactured in the UK
 
 
And Remember
Relax! Remember to take some time to just sit back and enjoy the bank holiday for what it is; it’s your time off to spend with friends and family having fun and enjoying some well-deserved R & R. You don’t have to get everything out the way in one weekend! Why not also have some fun with an Easter egg hunt of the kids too!
 


 
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