Around the garden job checklist - week 28

8 - 14 July 2013

It's time to...

Keep lawn edges trimmed by cutting with a half-moon edging tool
Look out for cabbage white butterfly eggs and rub them off with your fingers
Remove blanket weed from ponds
Feed hanging baskets and patio pots every week
Prune fast-growing hedges like privet
Keep mowing the lawn regularly
Deadhead border plants, unless you want to collect seeds
Pick everlasting flowers or herbs for drying
Order flower bulbs for autumn planting including colchicum, daffodils and other spring bulbs
Look out for developing weed infestations and control immediately