Flowers garden job checklist - week 29

15 - 21 July 2013

It's time to...

Pick bulbils from lily stems and pot them up to raise new plants
Give shrubs and perennial plants a liquid feed
Cut down delphiniums once flower spikes fade
Take cuttings from non-flowering shoots on hydrangeas
Pick sweet peas regularly and remove any seed heads to keep them flowering
Shorten shoots on choisya to encourage a second flush of flowers
Feed roses to keep them flowering strongly
Pinch out the shoot tips on fuchsias and bedding plants for bushier growth
Save seed from foxgloves and sow right away in small pots of compost
Be vigilant for signs of lily beetle, vine weevil, Solomon's seal sawfly and other problem pests