Mulching – Make sure your garden borders, pots and containers are mulched with compost ready for spring. Not only will this add nutrients back into the soil, it will also help supress weeds and will retaining more moisture within the soil ready for summer.

Save water – With Lincolnshire being one of the driest parts of the UK it is extremely important to save as much water as possible in the garden. You can add a water butt to your gardening space to save your own rainwater. Not only does this mean you will be saving on your water bill but plants actually prefer the rainwater.

Container gardening – If you have any pots/containers in the garden check them over now to make sure no damage was caused to them over winter. Now would be a perfect time to transfer plants to other areas of the garden or new pots before summer arrives, giving them chance to establish their roots again.

Grow your own – Fancy growing your own? Well now is the perfect time to start seeds off on your windowsills. Why not add some pollinator friendly flowers/herbs to your garden to attract the bees but also all these flowers/herbs are edible and perfect for drinks out in the garden. Cornflowers, nasturtiums, borage, mint, rosemary and sage.

Tidy up your space – Now is a perfect time to get your garden space tidy before the good weather arrives. Get all those niggling jobs completed like cleaning your patio, cleaning tools, tidying up pots/containers and cleaning furniture. Getting these jobs done now means more time enjoying your garden space in the sunshine.

Kirsty Ward
@my_little_allotment