JUNE GARDENING
Today is Monday 9th May and what a last few days we have had in terms
of weather! At last, some amazing sunshine and warmth which has been
missing really so far this year up until now. Tomorrow is not looking too
clever though, as we are due heavy rain all day. I suppose we need it really
as the beds and borders have fried recently and need a good soaking!
As mentioned last month, I planted out
my perennials over the weekend as I
think the risk of frost has surely gone
now......he says! No, but seriously, we
will be very unlucky to get frost now,
but it has happened in the past before
during May!
A lot of my clients are now asking me
to change over their winter/spring
pots to summer displays. There are
many different flowers to choose from
ranging from Petunia’s to Calibrachoa’s,
Border design
Verbena’s to Fuchsia’s and Lobelia’s to Nemesia.
When changing over your pots and baskets, I
tend to get rid of the old compost and top it up
with fresh compost adding a good fertiliser which
will encourage bigger blooms. Once planted, the
key is to keep them well watered. Oh, and don’t
forget a few slug pellets in your pots for extra
protection!
Live update........just as I am writing this, it’s
started to rain! That’s great news for our gardens.
We really did need this!
Anyway, we have started cutting back a few
hedges over the last couple of weeks, Laurel,
Leylandii, Yew and Privet to name a few. You
don’t want to cut them too hard, (my personal
choice) but everyone is different. Some people
like a very sharp, square, tight cut, others like
a more fuller, not so sharp look. Don’t forget to
weed under your hedges too at this time of year.
Then, after weeding, add a layer of mulch to
suppress any weeds from quickly reappearing.
Driveways and paths are also coming under
attack from various weeds during this time. The
bigger ones can be dug out by hand, but generally
a good old application of Glyphosate weedkiller
will do the trick. It takes a few weeks to really
start working but does a good job. Obviously
don’t apply if it’s due to rain that day!
Happy gardening!!!!
by Stuart McCann of
Gardening Angel
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