JUNE
Deadhead as flower heads go over Cut back foliage of tulips Sow Cosmos Pot on tomatoes to their final place and feed Cut back chilli plants to encourage bushier growth
JULY
Cutback oriental poppies Take clematis cuttings Sow biennials Harvest onions Keep taking off sideshoots of tomatoes
AUGUST
Trim hedges Plant out autumn flowering bulbs Harvest garlic and lift onions Harvest apples and pears Keep harvesting tomatoes and chillies as they ripen
SEPTEMBERR
Continue deadheading flowers that have gone over Weed borders Take cuttings of tender perennials Prune fruit trees Harvest sweetcorn
OCTOBER
Harvest squash and pumpkins Remove fallen leaves Plant spring bulbs such as daffodils Start planting garlic Pot up herbs and put in greenhouse
NOVEMBER
Part prune roses Final cut of the lawn Plant fruit trees Cutback spent foliage and flowers on herbaceous perennials Protect salad plants under cloches
DECEMBER
Harvest winter veg like sprouts and parsnips Prune grapevines Insulate outdoor taps and pipes Protect plants and pots from frost damage Hang fat balls and fill bird-feeders
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