Essential checklist for August

Essential jobs to do…

• Prune wisteria
• Prune roses
• Plant Madonna Lily
• Deadhead flowers
• Prune summer-fruiting raspberries, blackberries and hybrid berries
• Lift garlic and shallots
• Divide congested clumps of chives

Last chance to…

• Harvest the last of the peas and beans
• Take cuttings of tender plants

Lawns

• Cut the lawn at least once a week
• Leave grass clippings on the lawn as they will act as a mulch
• Remove obvious weeds as these will be competing for light, water and nutrients.