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Must do's for this month
Jobs that won't wait
Check regularly to see if plants need water. Hanging baskets and
small containers may need watering every day.
 Maintain
a programme of weeding and of pest and disease control.
Sow
seeds of fast-maturing annuals, spring flowering biennials, herbs
and vegetables.
Plant
out summer bedding and other seedlings and cuttings. Protect from
frost.
Thin
hardy annuals and vegetables sown in the open ground.
Feed
plants in borders if not already done.
Deadhead
flowers unless required for seed.
Stop
chrysanthemums as required.
Disbud
border carnations for larger blooms.
Ensure
the greenhouse and conservatory have adequate shading and ventilation.
Cut
back aubrieta and alyssum in the rock garden immediately after flowering.
Put
nets on the fruit cages over soft fruit. Harvest fruit and vegetable
crops as they come into season.
Complete
planting of aquatics this month if you want a display this season.
 
Information in this section comes from Reader's
Digest New
Gardening Year - a month-by-month guide to success in
your garden
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Planting
guide with Avon Mill Garden Centre
Early summer brings the first opportunity
for the gardener to relax and enjoy the garden and all its beauty
without the danger of a late frost. Most of the hard work of sowing,
thinning, pricking out and planting will have been completed by
the end of May. Although there are still plenty of routine jobs
to be done over the next few months, it is now time to enjoy the
sunshine, the flowers and long evenings.
At the beginning of June, leaves on trees and shrubs still look
fresh. The dry, hot days of summer have not yet taken their toll,
though prolonged fine weather can often transform gardens and countryside
by the end of the month.
Lawns, in particular, often start to fade and go brown and unless
you water them copiously which may not always be possible, they
will remain parched for the rest of the summer. This should not
be a cause for particular concern as lawns recover very quickly
when autumn rains arrive.
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