Jobs to do in the garden this month…
Deadhead sweet peas regularly to keep them blooming
Deadhead roses if they’re repeat flowering types
Pinch out the tips of fuschias and bedding plants to encourage bushier growth
Feed roses with special rose feed as they come into growth
Shade greenhouses to keep them cool
Stake tall perennial plants to prevent wind damage
Thin out annual plants if they’re overcrowded
Prune lupins to encourage more flowers
Fill any gaps in borders with pots of tall bulbs
Tie-in new stems of climbing and rambling roses
Dampen terracotta pots to keep roots inside cool
Give wisteria it’s summer prune, cut long side shoots back to 20cm
Regularly deadhead bedding and perennial to encourage new blooms
Feed tree, shrubs and hedges with a slow-release fertiliser
Continue planting summer bedding plants in pots and borders
Water at dusk to avoid evaporation
Gail Sheppard