Gardening Jobs To Do Now…..

5 Gardening Jobs to do now….

1. Continue to feed and water pots

“As well as an immediate benefit, feeding and watering pots around this time will mean you can enjoy extended flowering well into the autumn.

“People tend to neglect their pots around this time of year or assume that, when it begins to rain more as we head toward autumn, their potted plants are automatically watered. However, the water tends to just run off.

“A good soak, at least once a week, is better than a dribble every day.”

2. Tidy up perennials

“Tidying up perennials — not only makes the garden look tidier, but also prevents widespread seeding that can end up taking over your garden.

“The frothy yellow flowers are now setting seed, so tidying up now will prevent it being over-run.”

3. Weeding

“Weeding now will pay dividends later on in the year. It’s one of the easier, more soothing jobs in a garden, just make sure you aim to pull out each weed from the root.

4. Deadhead roses

“Deadheading roses will encourage continuing bloom, and mean you can enjoy a second flush of colour in your garden, as summer flowers begin to die.

5. Order bulbs

“Order your bulbs to plant in the autumn, often bulbs sell out ahead of season so it’s worth stocking up now. “Autumn flowering crocuses (although actually not a crocus at all, but rather a colchicum) are particularly popular and look best planted in grass or under trees.

“The bulk of planting begins in September, but planting them into pots and bringing them nearer to the house means you can enjoy them, rather than losing them in the wider garden.”