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self seeded EVERYWHERE and now the whole patch is smothered with a carpet of tiny seedlings and I can't tell what is what and there are also a few weeds coming up amongst it all too. What on earth do i do? It is a huge job to sit and pick through them

no idea how long that might be.  If you have perennial weeds such as dandelions, they will take a lot longer to die. They survive underground every winter!  1 month is certainly not long enough, and in my opinion it will never kill an established lawn

large clumps of foliage, obscuring and smothering small plants. Seed is produced following the cream-white trumpet flowers, which also allows this weed to spread.This climbing, twining perennial dies down in winter but grows rapidly in spring and summer

sweetwilliam, have a sniff its gorgeous How lovely - they're biennial/perennial so they do take two years to flower - they're not terribly long lived but they may well survive and flower a couple more years and hopefully they will seed themselves around

pods that taste much better than any out-of-season beans in a supermarket.Plant tender crops outsideDig out perennial weedsWash dust off the foliage of houseplantsAround the gardenPlant up hanging basketsPlant out potted alliums to add interest

Remove blanket weed from pondsAround the gardenLift, divide and replant congested flag irises after floweringDeadhead border perennialsPick dead flowers off rhododendronsFlowersSow cabbages to pick as spring greensThin heavy crops of apples, pears

of fruit. Summer pruning is also ideal for keeping trees in shape. Pick herbs, lavender and everlasting flowersBe on the lookout for developing pest problemsDig out problem lawn weeds or treat with weedkiller Around the gardenPick bulbils from lily stems

is hardy geraniums. They make a good weed-free ground cover, tolerate the conditions, are useful to the bees, and very pretty in season. I would have thought that plenty of other perennials would work too; maybe you have more choice if the small plants

cover and weed suppressant in one You don't say whether you want shrubs or herbacious perennials. It depends on how tall you want the plants to be. At the risk of pretending that I know what I am talking about, this is a time when invasive plants

Tuberous begonia  PERENNIALS Acorus                         Hosta Alliums                         Iberis  Anemone                     Iris Aquilegia                     Ligularia Astilbe                          Lunaria