Month by Month – June Garden Checklist

As a keen gardener, there are lots for you to be getting on with in and around the garden in June. Below is a checklist for you to follow to keep your garden in tip-top shape through the summer.

In the flower garden –

• Lift and store away any bulbs that have already flowered
• Cane/stake your tall perennials for extra support. Help prevent wind damage (remember to add soft tips to the tops for safety)
• Cut back your spring-flowering perennials to encourage fresh foliage
• Add liquid feed to your containers, tubs and hanging baskets every few weeks to keep them healthy all through the summer
• Fill gaps in borders and flower beds, with spots of tall bulbs to add extra colour
• Deadhead your blooms to encourage new growth
• In the fruit and vegetable garden – Some fruit trees may start to shed some fruit now (the June drop). Start to thin out the fuller branches to help encourage bigger and better fruits.
• Protect fruit that’s starting to develop from squirrels and birds using netting
• Water your fruit and vegetable containers often, especially during dry sunny weather
• Go on a snail hunt, especially during the damper evenings. Help to reduce the amount that can wreak havoc in your garden
• Water your beans and peas as they start to flower
• Apply tomato feed to fruiting vegetable crops

In the garden greenhouse –

• Move houseplants outside for the summer to a warm and sheltered spot so they can enjoy the extra light and fresh air
• Harden off summer bedding plants and hanging baskets
• Water your plants daily, in the morning or early evening, and avoid getting water on the foliage
• Increase the number of shaded areas and ventilation as the temperature warms up
• Vine weevil larvae start to get active this month. Treat pots if this pest has bothered you in the past
• Take leaf cuttings from houseplants and encourage them to root

General garden maintenance –

• Check hedges and shrubs for nesting birds before you start to trim or prune them. Clip back any evergreen hedges
• Turn the compost in your bins once per month, to help keep it aerated
• Keep the bird bath topped up in the warmer weather
• Dig out perennial weeds as soon as you start to spot them
• Feed your lawns with a liquid fertiliser
• Plant floating pond plants now as the water starts to warm up

Get these jobs – plus any more you have pressing – completed as soon as you can. You can spend more time enjoying the fruits of your labour…

And looking on in contentment at the wonders of your back garden.

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