By the time we reach mid-March Spring should have arrived.  Now there are more frequent sunny days, this gives us the opportunity to increase our range of gardening tasks.  Now's the time to prepare seed beds, sowing seeds, cutting back winter shrubs and generally tidying up around the garden.

Jobs For March

• Protect new spring shoots from slugs
• Plant summer-flowering bulbs
• Lift and divide overgrown clumps of perennials
• Bleeding heart - lift and divide
• Geraniums - lift and divide
• Top dress containers with fresh compost
• Mow the lawn, I prefer to leave this as late as possible in March, to help wildlife that may still be hiding in it.
• Cut back Cornus (dogwood) grown for their colourful winter stems
• Hoe and mulch weeds to keep them under control early
• Prune bush and climbing roses
• Keep an eye on Fuchsias.  Once you spot new grow cut off all the old bark.  Some Fuchsias have new growth before others, so don't think because there is no new growth yet that the plant is dead.
• Rosemary - Trim after flowering.  Sow seeds.  Take softwood cuttings.
• Lavender - Trim.  Take softwood cuttings. 
• Thyme - Trim old plants.  Sow seeds.  Divide established plants.  Layer old plants.
• Buddleia - Making a decision on when to prune your buddleia heavily depends on the weather in your area.  March is usually the best time, but you'll have to determine when the last frost are over with.

More articles about wildlife gardening:

1.  How to attract birds to your garden
2.  How to attract bees to your garden
3.  Sowing and growing wildflowers