Trees and Shrubs
• Spray Roses to protect against mildew and black spot.
• Remove rhododendron seed pods and mulch after rain.
• Plant out standard Fuchsias.
Flowers
• Continue dead heading.
• Cut back early flowering herbaceous plants in order to produce a late crop of flowers.
• Finish planting out half hardy annuals like Dahlias.
• Divide many flowering perrenials.
• Pinch out early flowering Chrysanthemums.
Fruit
• Weed water and thin surplus fruit.
• Propagate Strawberries from unwanted runners.
• Keep an eye on slug damage.
• Mulch Raspberries and Currants.
• Begin summer pruning of Apples and Pears.
Vegetables
• Asparagus can be cut until the end of this month and then left alone.
• Earth up late potatoes.
• Thin rows of vegetables when overcrowded.
• Watch out for Cabbage root fly and Carrot fly and dust if necessary.
Lawns
• Continue cutting and weeding.
• A little feed can be given.
• Fork in sharp sand where water collects.
Greenhouse
• Improve ventilation and shade if necessary.
• Water morning and night.
• Winter flowering bulbs can be dried off and rested.
Houseplants
• Continue watering and feeding.
• Keep an eye out for wilting and pests.
• Spray leaves with a fine water mist.
