June Gardening Tips

As the days grow longer and the temperatures rise, our gardens become a vibrant tapestry of colours and scents. June is a month of abundant growth and opportunity, where we can cultivate flourishing blooms, nurture thriving vegetable gardens, and create enchanting outdoor spaces.

Flower Garden

• Tie in sweet peas and other climbing plants.
• Clip box hedges and topiary to keep them neat.
• Fill in gaps in the border with bedding plants, herbaceous perennial and shrubs.
• Cut back spring flowering perennials.
• Prune spring flowering shrubs.

Kitchen Garden

• Place straw around strawberry plants.
• Thin out any congested crops e.g. carrots.
• Sow crops such as swede, cauliflower, lettuce, peas etc.
• Weed the onion rows.
• As you continue to harvest early crops, clean the soil, sprinkle on some organic fertilizer and sow your next crop.
• Some early potatoes will be ready to harvest now.
• Continue pulling rhubarb until the end of June, then give it a rest to recover its strength.

Greenhouse

• Put up greenhouse shading in preparation for sunny days.
• Plant crops such as tomatoes and cucumbers into containers.
• Keep a close eye on the watering and feed regularly.
• Keep well ventilated.
• Damp down regularly to increase humidity.

The Lawn

• Remove weeds.
• Edge the lawns with an edging iron.
• Mow lawns weekly, gradually reducing the height of the cut.
• Water new lawns during dry periods.
• Green up the lawn with a soluble lawn food.

General Advice

• Ensure newly planted trees and shrubs are watered well.
• Scoop duckweed and algae off ponds with a net or a sieve
• Ensure a good supply of fresh water for wild birds
• Enjoy the garden and brighten it up with some flares, lighting etc.
• Sit back and appreciate your hard work so far.