As the country looks like it might finally be entering the summer period with an upturn in the weather, there are many tasks for the keen gardener to get their teeth in to.
For instance, the importance of regular mowing is not to be underestimated. Editor of the lawn advice website Grass Clippings Mike Seaton recently told the BBC that this should be done once a week – when it is not too wet – between the months of March and October.
However, small plants also require a great deal of work and it is not advisable to allow any part of your green space to be overlooked.
In an article for the Daily Telegraph, chartered landscape architect and garden writer Bunny Guinness suggested that roses need careful maintenance with garden equipment.
"Pruning shrub roses confuses some but if you play with it to get exactly what you want, you won't kill but only improve," the expert commented.
She added that plants will always look healthier if they have a vigorous amount of growth when they are young.
As a result of this trend, Ms Guinness advised reducing the stems by around two-thirds, adding that shaping as you go will allow for a much greater degree of control over the form and height of the plant.
The expert suggested that roses are consistently popular as they are a highly versatile plant.
For instance, they have a very broad appeal, as they can give off a chic and formal image, or they can also have more bohemian associations.
"Sometimes newly planted roses can send up a couple of tall shoots and look quite unbalanced for the first year, before settling down in subsequent years and becoming more rounded," Ms Guinness remarked, adding: "Expect them to give you a good ten years of life."
