Flowers and bedding
Cut and feed sweet peas regularly, this will encourage them to continue flowering as long
as possible. Plant daffodils and start to plan for other spring bulbs. Take cuttings of
any plants you want to propagate. Water, dead head and feed bedding and containers.
Perennials
Plant out perennial seedlings, continue to dead head and remove any supports that are no
longer needed. Dig over beds now if you are replanting in the autumn (or do next month if
you are enjoying your gin and tonic). Continue feeding Chrysanthemums and Dahlias.
Shrubs and climbers
Prune shrubs that have flowered. Cut back Wisteria.
Trees and hedges
Cut fast growing hedges such as Lonicera and Privet.
Roses
Dead head but stop feeding to allow new growth to harden up before the winter. Continue
spraying.
Lawn
Stop using spring/summer food and switch to autumn lawn food. (If you are worried about
not using all of the sack in one season remember that it can be used as a fertiliser
before turfing and seeding.) Mow regularly.
Vegetables
Sow spring cabbage, lettuce and Brussels sprouts.
Fruit
Start to pick early apples, continue summer pruning of trained trees. Continue to pick
soft fruit and protect it against birds.
Pond
Keep control of weeds, algae and over energetic oxygenators and water lilies.
Greenhouse
Tidy up and repair for winter. It is warm enough to put all the plants outside while you
do this. Check that your heating works before you have to use it.
Indoors
If you have to go on holiday check the tips for July. Keep checking your plants outside
for slug attacks.
