After weeks of being stuck indoors because the soil was either too saturated or frozen to work, I was champing at the bit to get out and get gardening.
So what a relief it was when the first warmer days arrived! At last I could tackle two of the main tasks that had been nagging away at me all winter: dividing an overgrown scabious and planting out a dejected-looking potted agapanthus.
Early spring is one of the key times for working on your perennials as the soil is warming up and plants are starting to grow again, but not to the point where anything you do will knock them back.
This makes it the perfect time for adding new ones to the garden, relocating any that look out of place or not thriving in their spot, and dividing those that have outgrown their space or have stopped performing as well as they did before.
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