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Kayleigh Dray

What to plant in April – the flowers, fruit and vegetables experts recommend sowing this month

Garden with garden room, water feature patio paths and flower beds of shrubs and grasses. .

'If April showers should come your way, they bring the flowers that bloom in May' – so said songwriter Buddy de Sylva, and he's got a point: there's a reason why gardeners set to work in earnest at this time of the year.

It stands to reason, then, that we have a bumper list of what to plant in April, from flowers to fruits and vegetables. Honestly, now is the perfect time to learn how to sow seeds, fill your garden with blooms, build a raised bed, or even start a small vegetable garden. 

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