• Trim and shape fast-growing hedges, making sure there are no birds nesting.
• Plant out summer bedding.
• Plant up hanging baskets and containers.
• Install watering systems to ensure plants are well watered.
• Prune spring-flowering shrubs once they’ve flowered and remove older wood to encourage new growth.
• Liquid-feed lawns to improve condition.
• Keep on top of weeding.
• Apply weedkiller to driveways and graveled areas.
• Treat decking and wooden garden furniture to prevent drying out.

Mid

• Liquid-feed summer bedding and container plants.
• Dead-head roses, bedding plants and flowering perennials.
• Check for bugs and pests on foliage and treat accordingly.
• Collect seeds of early-flowering plants and take cuttings of evergreens.
• Cut lawns weekly, but don’t go too short if there’s little rainfall.
• Aerate lawns and apply lawn sand.
• Keep lawns well watered.
• Keep ponds clear of weed.
• Plant bulbs for autumn flowering.
• Feed trees and shrubs.

Late

• Keep hedges trimmed in preparation for autumn.
• Keep deadheading to maintain flowering.
• Keep container plants well fed and watered.
• Prune roses after flowering to encourage new growth.
• Clip lavender after flowering to keep compact.
• Take cuttings of tender perennials.