Jobs to do in July

1. Keep your summer baskets going by watering daily and feeding weekly, dead head regularly to stop the plants from going to seed.

2. Cut back Delphiniums and Geraniums after the first flush of flowers to encourage a second flowering period. Feed after cutting back.

3. Take softwood cuttings from shrubs such as Pyracantha, Cotinus, Hydrangeas and Spiraea.

4. Sow biennials, such as foxgloves, honesty, forget-me-nots and wallflowers, for blooms next year.

5. Pick courgettes before they become marrows. Courgettes grow incredibly fast so they need to be picked promptly when they reached the optimum size.

This month we get a bit of a break in the nursery, apart from watering and weeding there isn’t much to do.

Hopefully you are also enjoying your garden for the summer, with all your baskets, pots and borders looking fabulous, time for a barbecue!

Until next month, Jenny Howells

July Opening Times

Monday – Saturday 9-5 Sunday 10-4