July is typically one of the hottest months of the year, offering the perfect opportunity to relax and appreciate your garden with a barbeque and friends. Regular deadheading and watering keep plants in top form, extending the blooming season.
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Flowers
- Feed and trim hanging baskets to keep them flowering
- Plant autumn-flowering bulbs such as autumn crocus or Sternbergia
- Stake tall plants to keep them looking beautiful
- Keep on top of watering in drought to keep your borders healthy
- Take cuttings and collect seeds from plants for next year
- Collect cut flowers for indoors
Trees & Shrubs
- Prune June-flowering shrubs after they’ve bloomed
- Keep watering newly planted trees and shrubs
- Thin out fast-growing hedges
General Jobs
- Top up ponds using natural water
- Open doors or windows of greenhouses on warmer days to increase ventilation
- Dampen the floor of your greenhouse on hot days to increase humidity
- Mow your lawn frequently but lightly to best preserve it during hot weather
Overview
That’s it for our July Garden checklist. So let’s get out there and enjoy the sun, I know we will be!
