YOUR GARDENING YEAR
What to do in the garden in April
The key April jobs for your veg patch, fruit, lawns, borders and greenhouse — tick them off or print a sheet to take outside.
One page, ready to take outside
A few timely jobs to help your garden thrive through the season.
Veg Patch
Fruit & Pruning
Lawns & Borders
Greenhouse
Gardening events in April
- RHS Cardiff Flower Show AprilSpring show in Bute Park, Cardiff.
- Harrogate Spring Flower Show Late AprilA much-loved northern show at the Great Yorkshire Showground.
Dates change each year — please check with the organiser before you travel.
April in the garden
A month-by-month guide from The Gardener’s GreenhouseVeg Patch
Plant maincrop potatoes.
Sow carrots under mesh to prevent carrot fly.
Fruit & Pruning
Feed fruit trees with a high-potash fertilizer.
Check for aphids on new soft fruit growth.
Lawns & Borders
Feed the lawn in spring if needed; leave a patch for wildflowers.
Stake tall perennials like peonies before they grow.
Greenhouse
Increase ventilation on warm, sunny days.
Sow courgettes, pumpkins, and squashes.
Notes:
Tick each box as you go — and take things at your own pace.
Little jobs. Lovely rewards.
Follow local frost forecasts; northern gardens often start spring jobs later. Avoid frozen or waterlogged soil and take regular breaks.
Got a question about April jobs? Ask in the forum.