The weather in May can be a mixed bag, anything from gloriously hot to cold and wet, but then that could describe any month in summer here in the UK.
If it is a warm bank holiday weekend , any summer baskets planted up in the cover of the greenhouse now need to be moved to their final hanging positions, ours are around the patio area. Planting them up early, and keeping them in the protection of the greenhouse has really paid off.
Already they are well on their way to maturity for an instant display of colour in the garden this weekend. Petunia are already in full flower, flowers are starting to appear on the lobelia, and the fuchsias are budding up nicely – we expect to see their first flowers some time next week.
Hopefully you’ve all been storing as much rain water as you can to beat any hosepipe bans this summer. If the weather is hot, your baskets can dry out within 24 hours, so plenty of water will be needed through the summer if it is a hot one.
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