Jobs to do in the garden this month…
Start to pick sweet peas as soon as they flower to encourage more blooms
Dead-head 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
Wait for bulb foliage to die down naturally before cutting back
Fill any gaps in borders with pots of tall bulbs
Tie-in new stems of climbing and rambling roses
Remove old hellebore leaves to expose the new blooms
Give wisteria it’s summer prune, cut long side shoots back to 20cm
Lift and store Tulip bulbs after flowering
Feed tree, shrubs and hedges with a slow-release fertiliser
Continue planting summer bedding plants in pots and borders
Gail Sheppard