I’m a master gardener – three easy tasks you must do now so you’re ready to enjoy the bank holiday
A MASTER gardener has revealed three easy tasks you should do now so you’re ready to enjoy the bank holiday.
Expert David Domoney was speaking ahead of the first of three long weekends Brits get to enjoy next month.
He said there are a few quick hacks people can do in the coming days to prepare for this weekend – which will mean more time for relaxing when the three-day bank holiday break comes.
David said Brits should “get ahead of the game” and clean off their barbecues, sharpen their lawn mower blades, and sort their outdoor furniture out.
The expert told This Morning that this time last year the weather was good enough to barbecue, adding: “We had that really warm weather last year and the secret is with our gardens is not to wait for the warm weather to prepare.
“Cleaning off the patio, dusting down the barbecue, sharpening the blades on the lawn mower is all good to do now where it may be a little cold but at least it’s dry and you can actively get out into the garden.
“So when the good weather comes you’re not getting out sweeping and cleaning you’re getting straight out for a barbeque, glass of wine in the garden, water pistols with the kids and enjoy the space you’ve got.”
It comes as the forecasters revealed temperatures are expected to be pushed above average this weekend.
The Met Office’s temperature map for the bank holiday revealed that temperatures will reach 17C in London on Monday afternoon, with 14-16C the norm nationwide.
Forecaster Nick Silkstone said: “It will potentially take until the end of the week for the milder air to push as far north as northern Scotland.
“As the milder air pushes in temperatures will once again trend upwards and be mostly a little above average by the bank holiday weekend, although still perhaps remaining nearer average in the extreme northeast.”
Patchy cloud is expected in the days leading up to the weekend, with a scattering of showers forecast for Saturday and a chance of thunder in Northern Ireland.