JUNE

• Regularly dead-head to prolong flowering period
• Continue to cut and edge lawn
• Visit garden centres and nurseries to purchase new plants in flower
• Check stakes of tall-growing perennials like delphiniums
• Add colour to terrace or patio with Miniature or Patio roses in pots
• Introduce additional climbers into the garden
• Visit gardens open to the public for inspiration
• Sow herbaceous perennials for next year
• Make fortnightly sowings of salad crops
• Take softwood cuttings of shrubs
• Check roses for pests and diseases. Spray if necessary
• Prune late-spring flowering shrubs like Kerria