The worst of the cold weather should be behind us and the warmer weather will make your plants grow.
Most of your planting may have finished, now it is all about maintaining your display, removing dead flowers as they appear helps new buds and flowers develop.
Remember to take some time to sit and enjoy your garden.
Weeds will appear, try to tackle them when they are small they are easier to pull out.
keep checking you planters and recently planted plants to see if they are dry and water if necessary.
What to buy
There are still plenty of summer plants to buy, you still have time to make a fabulous display
Plug plants
Baby bedding plants start to appear and can be very tempting. Once very popular they can be a useful alternative to buying a packet of…
Summer bedding plants
Summer bedding is the planting of short-lived but fast-growing plants to provide masses of colourful flowers or foliage through the summer. The plants are normally…
Summer patio pots and hanging baskets
The hardest thing about summer planters is deciding when to plant them, the spectre of frost is always there. If you have planters that can…
Tender vegetables
Tomatoes, peppers, chilli, cucumbers all need to be grown in a greenhouse, conservatory or plastic grow house. You can buy them now for planting later….
June is also a good time to buy hardy plants. There are lots of plants in flower and they can add height and structure to your garden.
Dahlia
Brightly coloured long-lasting flowers you can have small, medium and tall types they are very versatile. They prefer the sun and will need watering in…
Pansy
So popular you can buy them almost all year round. Most pansies are grown from seed but they can be rooted from cuttings. pansy yellow…
Picking a Strawberry variety
Remember when Strawberries were Sweet, juicy and full of aroma. To have perfectly ripe strawberries you need to grow your own or visit a pick…
Sweetpea
Sweetpeas Not traditional thought of as a bedding plant, they are sold in large quantities so I have included them, they can be used to…
