Saint Patrick’s Day Gardening

Saint Patrick’s Day is typically a time to reunite with friends and family in the name of our patron saint. Hosting a themed garden party may be on your ideas list, or maybe you would just love to give your outdoor living space a good old spring clean. Either way the green fingered guys at MonkeyPuzzle.ie are at hand to help.

In this blog we highlight some of the most important tasks to carry out in the garden to make the most of the glorious mid-March weather. 

On a crisp and sunny March bank holiday there really is nothing like some light gardening to help your garden reach its full potential.

It's time to roll up the sleeves and get cracking preparing seed beds, sowing seed, cutting back winter shrubs and sprucing up your outdoor living space for the arrival of friends and family over the holiday.

Our gardening goals for Saint Patrick’s Day

Mow the lawn

Cut back Salix (willow) and Cornus (dogwood)

Kill weeds before they get too unruly

Add fresh compost to plants that need some

Remove pond heaters if the temperature is optimal

Open the greenhouse/conservatory doors and vents on mild days

Plant shallots, onion sets and early potatoes in a vegetable patch

Protect new spring shoots from slugs

Plant summer-flowering bulbs