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Tie in young delphinium growth to plant supportsSow seeds of hardy annual flowers directly into beds where you would like them to bloomStart to regularly spray roses that are vulnerable to disease Lift and divide clumps of hemerocallis

clumps of primulas and polyanthusSow seeds of foxgloves, honesty and wallflowers

from shrubs bending under the weightPick faded flowers off pansies to prevent them setting seedCollect and sow seed from garden shrubs and trees with berries

seed heads to keep them floweringShorten shoots on choisya to encourage a second flush of flowersFeed roses to keep them flowering stronglyPinch out the shoot tips on fuchsias and bedding plants for bushier growthSave seed from foxgloves and sow right

Collect seed from allium seedheads and sow straight away into seed compostPlant evergreen shrubs and conifer hedgesCarefully dig up gladioli corms and overwinter in cool, dry storage conditionsLift and pot up tender perennials to protect over winter

Sow sunflowers outside, directly where you want them to bloomTrim winter-flowering heathers, removing faded flowers and tidying up their shapePick off faded flower heads from hyacinths, to prevent them wasting energy setting seedPlant groups

and rhododendrons, taking care not to damage developing new leavesSow seeds of fast-growing hardy annuals, such as escholzia or poached-egg plant, to fill gaps

the flowers are overSow seeds now: wallflowers, sweet Williams, Canterbury bells and forget-me-nots

on lilac, philadelphus, exochorda, deutzia and weigelaPropagate dianthus by taking cuttings of non-flowering shootsSow seeds of sweet Williams, wallflowers, Brompton stocks and forget-me-nots now

Save seed from ornamental annual quaking grass and many other garden plantsWater camellias regularly as drought can cause the buds to drop next springSummer prune wisteria, shortening long sideshoots back to five or six leavesDeadhead roses, unless