In partnership with Claire Jones Gardens
- Keep your plants looking good by deadheading regularly, this applies to perennials and annuals.
- Deadheading will prolong flowering and keep your plants looking good.
- Cut back hardy Geraniums and Delphiniums after the first flush of flowers to promote new growth and more flowers.
- Hoe weeds that will continue to germinate and thrive in the sunshine.
- We can still experience stormy weather at this time of year so make sure tall plants and climbers are well supported in case of bad weather.
- Give your lawn a quick fast acting feed, especially if you didnโt feed in spring. You should however avoid feeding if there is a drought.
- Continue to feed Peppers, Cucumbers and Tomatoes with a high potash fertiliser to promote more fruit.
- Keep your fruit and vegetable garden well watered.
- Prune summer flowering shrubs such as Lavender once they have finished flowering.
- Prune Wisteria.
- Collect seeds from garden plants.
- Keeps ponds and bird baths topped up.
- Take cuttings of tender perennials such as Pelargoniums and woody herbs using non flowering shoots.
- Prune rambling roses.
Summer Meadows
There is something about a wildflower meadow that soothes the spirit, I love the complete immersion of the senses, the feeling of connection with nature.
Most of us donโt have space to have a meadow on a large scale but wild๏ฌower meadows can be small. Even a square metre of border or a large container can be transformed into a haven for pollinators, and will bring lots of colour and life to your garden. Full sun is best but if the only option is light shade then there are perennial mixes that are suitable.
Early autumn is a good time to sow, or they can be spring sown. Annual meadows will flower in the year of sowing (or following year if autumn sown), if you want a longer lasting show then choose a perennial meadow that will flower year on year but you will need to be patient as flowers are not prolific in the first year.
