Below are just some of the things we will be doing in our clients gardens within the next month or so. If you are finding that you don't have the time to spend in the garden, don't enoy gardening or are finding it diffcult to manage why not let Snowdrop look after your garden for you?
Thank you to The Gardeners Guild for allowing us to use this exclusive information. 1. Prune Wisteria.
2. Mow regularly but raise the cutting height during dry spells. 3. Dead-head flowering plants regularly. 4. Trim hedges to limit the work needed later in the year. 5. Collect seed from favourite plants. 6. Start to think about any repairs sheds/greenhouses need before the rains come. 7. Lightly prune shrubs after flowering to keep them neat. 8. Keep ponds and water features topped up. 9. Don t let plants dry out! New plants especially need a lot of water. Use recycled rain water whenever possible. 10. Remember garden hygiene clear fallen leaves and keep the garden tidy. Lawn Care Although many people like a short lawn the important thing is an even cut. Raising the cutting height during dry spells will help the lawn retain moisture and cope better in the heat.
- Mulching mowers cut the grass up extra fine leaving the cuttings on the lawn to act as a natural fertiliser and also helping to retain moisture. - The lawn may go brown this is very common at this time of year. Don t worry too much it will recover when the rains come. However, this can be prevented for next year by ensuring that the lawn is well scarified and aerated later in the year. - The lawn feed you use should be suitable for the season having an appropriate balance of Nitrogen, Phosphates and Potassium. This is probably your last chance to use a high Nitrogen feed (for lush, green lawn). Autumn/winter feeds will focus on feeding the roots so they are strong during the winter.
- Evergreen shrubs such as Hebes and lavenders can be given a hair cut (or, light prune!) after flowering.- Prune Wisteria after it has finished flowering. Prune shrubs such as Pyracantha also after flowering. Rambling roses can be pruned back after flowering.- Many hedges will also benefit from a light trim to keep them tidy to avoid a lot of work in the autumn when growing starts to slow (a little and often!).
- Don't forget to look after your hanging baskets - deadheading faded flowers, watering and feeding will prolong the display. Containers will also need a weekly feed.- In fact, Deadheading bedding plants and other plants such as Dahlia, rose and Penstemon will prolong the display well into early autumn.- BUT don't cut the flowerheads off ornamental grasses as these will give you something to look at in the winter!
- If you have been keeping Cyclamen in the greenhouse these can now be encouraged to wake up by watering and adding a layer of additional compost. - If you are lucky enough to see some sun this summer then remember to open doors and windows on your greenhouse to keep to stop temperatures getting to high and dampen the floor with a hose pipe to keep humidity levels up. Ponds - Remove faded leaves on aquatic and marginal plants cutting back where necessary.
Soft Landscaping-
Pressure wash paths and patios to remove moss and algae that could become slippery in the winter.
- Think about any repairs that are need for sheds and greenhouses now before the rains start. - If you get any dry weather paint fences, sheds etc with a preservative. Check the product is still legal as many of the old oil-based products are no longer approved your gardener will have a list of banned chemicals. - Can you recycle more of your garden cuttings? Log and twig piles provide valuable shelter for wildlife. Be creative use them to create a features by planting up with ferns, primroses etc. Wildlife
- You may see willow or garden warblers, house-martins, swifts and swallows. A birdbath can be a vital source of drinking water for birds. Ensure that yours is kept topped up. - Many bugs are beneficial and should be encouraged. Without them many flowers would fail to pollinate, set seed or produce fruit. - It is the breeding season of Damselflies and dragonflies. Hoverflies and ladybirds are also in abundance this month. Hoverflies do not sting although they look a little like wasps - this is just their defensive camouflage to deter predators. Planting marigolds around vegetables will attract hoverflies as pest control. - However, this is peak bat-watching season as they are active and garden friendly, eating midges and tiny insects that annoy us! - Frogs, toads and newts, are now leaving the pond, usually at times when the ground is damp so be careful with your lawn mower! - Unfortunately, this is flying ant season, when they fly up in the air to mate. "You Take Pleasure – We Take Pride"
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