General Gardening
- Give the lawn a quick acting summer feed, especially if a spring feed was not done
- Give woodwork a lick of paint or preserver, while the weather is dry
- Mow lawn once a week. In late summer, lawn growth slows down, so raise the cutting height slightly to allow your lawn to resist wear better
- Feeding your lawn with fertilizer, will help to keep it in good condition
- For a green lawn, use a sprinkler once a week during dry weather. When watering the lawn, soak it to get the water down under the roots
- Containers and hanging baskets will need regular watering – make sure the compost is thoroughly soaked
- Feed container plants and hanging baskets with a liquid fertiliser every week
- Place plants from Conservatory outside in a sunny area
- Keep tubs and new plants watered regularly in the heat
- To ensure continuous flowering over the summer, deadhead bedding plants and any repeat-flowering perennials
- Roses should be deadheaded. Look out for black spot. Lightly prune back and apply fertilisers to encourage a second flowering
- Tie in the long growths of climbing roses, honeysuckles and vines
- Plant your spring crops of cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower (brassicas)
- Pick beans regularly and keep them well-watered
- Prune apple and pear trees to allow more light to the ripening fruit and encourage new growth
- Feed perennials and shrubs with a granular fertiliser and hoe into the soils
In the Greenhouse
- Use biological control where pests are a problem
- Ensure all vents are working and close them on cool evenings
- Remove faded flowers
