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| Trees and Shrubs |
- Plant container grown trees, shrubs & roses. Remember
to water them well until they are well established.
- Prune rambler roses by cutting out all shoots that
have flowered to ground level.
- August is the ideal time to cut conifers hedges
& slow-growing deciduous hedge (beech)
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| Flowers |
- Water and feed hanging baskets regularly
- Fill any gaps or spare ground in borders with herbaceous
plants and keep well watered until established
- Take cuttings of geraniums and fuchsias to over
winter for next year
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| Fruit |
- Summer prune trained apples, pears and bush or
fan trained cherries.
- Plant tree and bush fruit only if you can keep them
well watered.
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| Vegetables |
- Keep a sharp eye out for caterpillars on Brassicas.
Hand pick or spray out to control them.
- Harvest and enjoy the fruits of your labour.
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| Lawns |
- Mow regularly but don’t cut the grass too short
in dry weather.
- Use a liquid feed to green up the lawn.
- Maintain crisp lawn edges with a good sharp pair
of edging shears.
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| Greenhouse |
- Check plants for water mornings and evenings and
ventilate freely.
- Damp down the path and benches to raise the levels
of humidity
- Feed plants every 7 - 10 days with a liquid feed.
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Houseplants
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- Water and feed all houseplants regularly
- Increase humidity by spraying foliage plants and
standing on trays of moist clay granules.
- Finish any potting on of plants to larger pots.
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| Don't Forget |
- Keep ponds topped up & feed fish well to build
them up for winter.
- Make sure that you can cope with watering by buying
a good hose, reel and sprinkler.
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