Spring Into Action: Gardening Tips with John Stirland & Martin Fish (Pt 1)

Send us a text The new gardening year is well underway, and our Loving Your Garden Facebook group is bursting with colourful spring blooms and a real sense of excitement as our gardens awaken from their winter slumber. So, what better time to get stuck into those all-important early-season jobs? To help us on our way, we’ve called on two seasoned pros — our resident horticulturist John Stirland and his long-time friend, RHS judge and fellow horticulturist Martin Fish, who many will remember as John’s TV co-host. In this two-part special, John and Martin share expert advice to set you up for a successful season. Part One dives into:Soil preparationSpring planting essentialsLawncare tips — including scarifying, aerating, top-dressing, overseeding, and feeding Part Two will follow next week — don’t miss it! Thanks to Martin Fish for his time. Martin has an excellent Facebook site and YouTube Channel called Pots & Trowels - links here:  https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=pots%20%26%20trowels https://www.youtube.com/@PotsTrowels Now that we have fan mail, please text in some feedback. Also, take advantage of John"s fifty-plus years of experience in professional horticulture and send in any gardening questions you may have. To watch videos of shorter sections of our podcast, visit our LYG YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/P_IbqkOzSSY If you"ve not yet visited our LYG Facebook site, here"s the link: https://bit.ly/3oIzVr9 And to sign up for our free subscription newsletter  it"s here: http://eepurl.com/iP4Wd2 To contact Loving Your Garden, perhaps with questions for John, it"s: rod@lovingyourgarden.org