Labour weekend is the traditional time for planting out summer flowers and vegetables and a great time to get the family helping in all aspects of the garden.
It's great to see new growth surging ahead on plants and trees and to see some more colour in gardens as plants come into bloom. Among the most attractive of the early trees are the flowering cherries, peach, almond, apple tree blossoms and spring flowering Rhododendrons which are in bloom around the city.
Vegetables
The vegetable garden is a staple past time for many but if you just dabble in it, then now is the time to plant for a summer harvest of fresh, vitamin- packed vegetables for salads or the kitchen pot. Plan a programme of small successive sowings and plantings for a continuous harvest throughout the year. As well as economic and health benefits there is great enjoyment to be gained from growing and harvesting your own fruit and vegetables.
A new range of seeds has this spring been launched onto the market for home gardeners of superior vegetable varieties.
It is a range of seeds called 'Chefs Best' distributed by Ican. Ican brand has been developed by a group of independent garden centres with the aim to put quality and value first, addressing the issue that we are in an age where price is often pushed lower at the compromise of quality.