Mardler April 18 Final

THE MARDLER GARDENER AKA PANSY’S POTTERINGS
“Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
Is hung with bloom along the bough,
And stands about the woodland ride
Wearing white for Eastertide.“
A E Housman
Top up raised beds with compost and good quality topsoil.
To top dress containers remove the top 5cm of old compost and
replace with new.
Repair any bare patches in your lawn.
Re-cut lawn edges to straighten them up.
Apply a layer of mulch around perennials, trees, and shrubs before
the hot weather arrives. Use organic matter such as well rotted
manure.
Chit and plant out second early potatoes in the first half of the
month, main crop in the second half. Many crops can be sown
directly into the ground now including beetroot, Swiss Chard,
Summer Cauliflower and Perpetual Spinach in well-prepared soil.
Finish cutting back any dead foliage left on your perennials and
ornamental grasses to make way for new growth.
Plant summer-flowering bulbs into beds, borders and containers.
Divide primroses after they have finished flowering.
CLARE HACKETT-BROWN
On behalf of Clare Hackett Brown's family I would just like to say how
touched we all were - the help to organise the funeral; the wake at the
Red Lion; The Swan where I had a wobbly; Jackie and John for our
accommodation, Eileen and Derek for all their help.
Thank you once again from Simon and Martin (her nephews), Joe,
Allan, Brian, Martyn and Penny ("Penelope" as Clare always called
me) Vaughan.
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