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Pruning lavender and hebes can be given a light prune after flowering and if you haven't already done so give your wisteria its summer trim now ..... |
Hedges
a final trim this month will do for most hedges they're unlikely to grow much more before the cooler weather puts them into dormancy |
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Layering rhododendronds, azaleas, clematis and ivies can be propagated by layering nick the stem near the soil and peg them down onto the soil ..... |
Glass
this is a good time to replace cracked or broken panes in the greenhouse to avoid having draughty holes during the winter also instal a water butt |
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Tomatoes late planted tomatoes are still developing tie them into canes every few days and pinch out the plant tip above the fourth truss ..... |
Grasses
leave the seed heads of ornamental grasses in place as they provide interest to the borders and food for the birds during the winter |
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Mowing in the long hot summer days raise the mower blade before cutting this will alleviate stress caused by dry weather ..... |
Wild
flowers
any areas of wild flower meadow that has gone beyond the important season of interest can be mown now without harming the plants |
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Collect Seeds the seeds of perennials such as aquilegia cranesbill and poppies can be collected now sow in the autumn just scatter on raked earth ..... |
Holidays
if you are going away on holiday remember and put your pots & container plants in a shady place so they wont dry to quick in your absence |
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Pot Feet if you dont have feet placed under your patio pots & containers then you run the risk of invasion by ants etc in the compost ..... |
Strawberries
its a sad fact that strawberry plants only crop well for three years, they produce lots of runners peg down to the soil they will root,new free plants |
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Shade climbers can offer welcome shade at this time of year if planted over gazebos, pergolas and arches, keep tying new growth in to fill gaps ..... |
Mildew
the problem with dry soil is that it encourages powdery mildew which honeysuckle, clematis are prone spray with bayer fungus fighter |
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Watering keep topping up bird baths and ponds preferably with rain water to help wildlife during spells of prolonged hot weather ..... |
Aubretia
take cuttings and root them into a 50 - 50 mix of sand and compost water them well at the beginning place in a cold frame until spring |
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Christmas Bulbs paper white narcissi can be planted in bowls to flower at christmas, once they start showing place indoors in a cool room use as table centre ..... |
Damping
Down Your Greenhouse
continue to damp down benches and staging when the suns out otherwise the atmospere will be to hot your plants will start to wilt |
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Plants To Attract Birds 1 agastache, ameranthus, angelica, arum, betula borago, chenopodium,cortaderia, cosmos cynara dalhia, echinops, foenicum ..... |
Plants
To Attract Birds 2
geranium, hedera, levisticum, lonicera lunaris, mahonia, myosotis, oenothera origanum, rumex, sorbus, stipa, taxus |
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Dead Heading dont forget to dead head flowers that have gone over this will encourage continuous flowering all summer do it daily its worth it ..... |
Dividing
Plants
all iris varieties producing rhizomes can be lifted and divided throw away older parts and replant the new sections in a sunny position |
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