insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 05 - July 2015 | Page 70

OUTDOORLIVING

YOUR GARDEN: july
Summer is progressing
July is often one of the hottest months of the year and a great time to sit out and
enjoy your garden. Keep plants looking good by regularly deadheading, and you'll
enjoy a longer display of blooms. Make sure you keep new plants well watered,
using grey water where possible, and hoe off weeds, which thrive in the sunshine.

TOP 10 JOBS THIS MONTH
1. Check clematis for signs of clematis wilt
2. Place conservatory plants outside now that it
is warm
3. Water tubs and new plants if dry, but be
water-wise
4. Deadhead bedding plants and repeat flowering
perennials, to ensure continuous flowering
5. Pick courgettes before they become marrows
6. Treat apple scab
7. Clear algae, blanket weeds and debris from
ponds, and keep them topped up
8. Order catalogues for next year’s springflowering bulbs
9. Give the lawn a quick-acting summer feed,
especially if not given a spring feed
10. Give woodwork a lick of paint or preserver
while the weather is dry

TREES AND SHRUBS
Pruning and training
Prune June-flowering shrubs such
as philadelphus and weigela after flowering. Prune
deciduous magnolias if necessary.
Fast-growing hedges such as leyland cypress
should be clipped as necessary throughout the
growing season. Tie in climbers and ramblers as
they grow too.

Propagation
Take semi-ripe cuttings of shrubs such
as