Questions & Answers

Azaleas

One of my favourites 
We did have a fairly mild winter but there was some severe wind chill that has given
some damage to Shrubs .
Making some of the leaves to go brown I’m sure most of the Shrub will recover well.

In lime soil conditions leaves can turn yellow. Azaleas love acid conditions and plenty of shade.

I would mulch with some eareacous compost and give a multi purpose watered in feed.

Very little pruning needed just remove any of last year’s flowers.Water well when very hot. and enjoy

Summer bedding 

It’s always a big decision to make when to plant out your summer bedding plants.
Invariably the Autumn Pansies and Primrose are at their best when you need to swap to summer planting.
The sunny days with high temperatures certainly are great to see but makes the Pansies and Primroses go passed their best quickly.
I would transfer these plants to a shady place in the ground giving you the empty 
Baskets or tubs for summer plants but cannot go out until frost are over late May time.

Plant Baskets and tubs ready but keep in a Greenhouse and start to harden off in the day time but can still be planted later in june if buying plants from Garden centres
There’s plenty of time but good to plan ahead.
Enjoy your plants.