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

“Ben and the team at Hythe Garden Landscapes recently completely transformed our garden. We are beyond impressed with the whole experience, from start to finish. The team are friendly, professional and to be quite honest, were a joy to have here with us over the weeks that the project took to complete. Cannot recommend HGL enough, if you are considering them for your project you won’t be disappointed. Their attention to detail and standards of work are second to none.

We’re looking forward to having more work done with them in the future..”