Around the garden job checklist - week 33

12 - 18 August 2013

It's time to...

Pick off leaves infected by rose blackspot or rose rust, and dispose of them in your dustbin and not on the compost heap
Set up an automatic watering system with a drip nozzle for potted plants if you're going on holiday
Top up water levels in ponds and aquatic features
Scoop water weed from ponds with a small net
Remove suckers from roses or around the base of trees
Summer prune wisteria by shortening all long sideshoots
Stake dahlias and late-flowering chrysanthemums
Trim privet, laurel, conifers and other hedges
Mow lawns every week
Apply lawn feed to promote strong root growth and prepare the grass for winter