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Use secateurs to remove suckers growing from the stems of standard rosesTie tall border plants like delphiniums to their supportsFinish planting out dahlias, cannas and summer beddingCut back dead and dying foliage on spring bulbsDeadhead camellias

Tie greenhouse tomatoes to their supports as they growFeed plants with full-strength fertiliser solution once a week, or apply a more diluted feed every few daysApply shading paint or put up shade netting or blindsOpen doors and vents daily

Tie shoots of honeysuckle and climbing roses to supportsPinch out the shoot tips of dahlias to encourage branchingDeadhead lupins as soon as the flowers have fadedPropagate wisteria, clematis, honeysuckle and ornamental vines by layering

Compost your kitchen and garden wasteTop up the water level in garden ponds when it starts getting low in summer Push canes in around tall plants like gladioli and lilies and tie them to the stems for supportPlace eye protectors on the tops of all

for acid loversTie in developing stems of dahlias to supports

Pinch out tomato sideshoots developing from the main stemFit automatic vent openers to help control air flow and fit extra low-level louvre vents if requiredTie in tomato shoots to their supports. Water daily to prevent the compost drying out, which

Hang up yellow sticky traps to monitor and control whitefly and other flying pestsFeed begonias and other plants in potsTreat red spider mite with a biological controlTie ripening melons to sturdy supportsPot on rooted cuttings to keep plants growing

Prune rambling roses, removing shoots that have finished floweringPlant conifers, shrubs and hedgingTie tall chrysanthemums to supportsPlant autumn crocuses, sternbergia, colchicums, hardy cyclamen and nerinesDig up hardy annuals if you don't want them to set

to stop autumn leaves falling into them and rotting downOrder new turf to lay during damper autumn weather Choose your bare-root roses and bare-root shrubs for winter plantingCollect, wash and store away canes and plant supportsCheck tree ties and plant

blackberry stems and tie in new shoots to supportsTake hardwood cuttings from fruit bushesHarvest haricot beansSow broad beans and hardy peasPlant out garlic in mild areas, or start cloves in pots to transplant laterVegetables to sow now include spring