Flowers garden job checklist - week 23

28 - 3 June 2012

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Plant out tender summer-bedding plants, such as begonias, once all risk of frost has passed
Look out for aphids on lupins, and spray with a soap-based insecticide if infected
Push canes into pots of tall-growing lilies and tie their stems to it for support
Cut down pulmonarias and doronicum, then drench the soil around them with a liquid feed
Lift and divide clumps of primulas
Cut back the foliage of daffodils to clear beds for summer planting
Trim leaves and faded flowers from oriental poppies to encourage new growth