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..... Fill Gaps In Borders fill gaps in herbacious borders with summer bedding such as cosmos, nicotiana and impatiens or visit your local garden centre to see whats on offer .....	Sow Hardy Annuals its not to late to sow hardy annuals like calandula and  godetia directly into  the ground try to sow in an uneven  fashion you dont want your flowers in straight rows
..... Spring Flowering Perennials cut back faded spring flowering perennials such as aquilegia and bergenias to encourage fresh foliage and healthy plants .....	Flowering Perennials deadhead lupins and delphiniums to encourage a second flush of blooms in august the second flowers are always smaller but well worth the effort
..... Euphorbias remove whole stems from fading euphorbia flowers to prevent powdery mildew setting in always wash any sap from your hands   .....	Early Potatoes your early spring potatoes should now be ready to harvest check by lifting a few tubers, you cant beat that fresh flavour
..... Tender Plants Our Favourites 1 trepaeolum, anemone, ageratum, chrysanthemum cosmos, dahlia, nemesia, petunia, antirrhinum begonia, rudbeckia, marguerite, salvia, schizostylis .....	Tender Plants Our Favourites 2 marigolds, salvias, coleus, yellow flame, helianthus abutilion marion, calendula, canna, celosia, peony zantedeschia, pelergonium, osteospermum, verbina
..... Planting Flowers For Bees bees prefer to visit plants growing in sunny sheltered places where they can work without being blown about the more flowers you have the more bees you attract .....	Clean Strawberries its never pleasant when biting into a deliciously ripe strawberry and get a mouthful of soil at the  same time, place straw under each plant to stop this
Bamboo if you have a thick clump of bamboo it is time to remove tired old canes especially those with dull straw coloured leaves never cut bamboo back .....	Climbers newly planted twinning climbers including clematis wisteria and honeysuckle need regular tying into  their supports to guide them in the right direction
..... June Drop Apples the june drop will be happening now this is where excess fruitlets are shed by the tree its a natural process so dont worry .....	Biological Control this is a good time to introduce a natural predator into your greenhouse there are a variety of different ones for white fly, red spider mite, thrips and mealy bugs
..... Seeds aquilegia will self seed readily but the resulting plants wont come true to type if you dont want them to set seed then dead head regularly .....	Pear Trees dont worry if your pear trees develop blistering leaves this is caused by pear leaf mite there is no control against this mite but the fruit will be fine
..... Herons if your fish seem to be disappearing from your pond it could be due to the local heron place some netting  over your pond and purchase a plastic heron .....	Weeds dont let your plants compete with the weeds for water and nutrients hoe borders at least once a week and remove annual weeds before they flower
..... Flowering Meadow if you have a flowering meadow mow a pathway  through it so you can walk amongst the flowers if you  see a grass snake dont touch it they wont harm you .....	Skaters and Boatman you will notice pond skaters and water boatmen  skating across the surface of your pond this month its a great time for children to do some pond dipping
..... Biennials The 2 Year Wonder biennials are flamboyant short lived plants but they rarely fail to impress sow them now they grow then over winter and flower next year then die .....	Biennials Our Favourite canterbury bells, foxgloves, forget-me-nots verbascum, scottish thistle, honesty, wallflowers evening primrose, sweety williams, brompton stock

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