With a new season just beginning, changing tack in the garden is a must for maintaining a green space that impresses all year round. Come summer, you’ll have several tasks on your to-do list, many of which will be essential to keeping your garden flourishing and looking fabulous during the season ahead.
In this blog post, we share five top tips for making the most of every inch of outdoor space, keeping on top of those garden maintenance tasks, and enjoying the beauty that comes with a well-cared for garden during summer.
As the heart of many gardens, establishing and maintaining a healthy lawn is essential. While you would have tackled part one of this task throughout spring, summer is about managing your lawn to ensure all your efforts don’t go to waste.
Mow your lawn at least once a week during summer to keep weeds under control. Feed your lawn regularly and evenly with a good quality fertiliser for the best results.
Now is the time to plant up hanging baskets, containers and borders with summer flowers. Alternatively, you can plant herbs, shrubs and evergreens right about now for a different and often longer lasting display. Borders and containers should also be weeded regularly to keep them as healthy as possible.
If you’re growing your own this year, it’s time to harvest some of those previously planted varieties. Strawberries, raspberries, cherries, broad beans, broccoli, chillies, salad leaves, spring onions, peas, potatoes and radishes are just a selection of the seasonal fruits and vegetables that are ready to eat during summer.
Pruning and staking are vital tasks at this time of year as growing activity spikes and first flushes come to an end. Stake tall or floppy specimens using our range of sturdy plant supports, and start the tasks of pruning spring flowering shrubs, including those fruits trees.
If you are lucky enough to have a greenhouse, it’ll need protection from the summer sun. It’s recommended that you shade greenhouses to keep them, and the contents within, cooler during the summer months.
Greenhouses are particularly vulnerable to overheating from spring right through to autumn, so be sure to provide the extra shade and ventilation they need.