Flowers garden job checklist - week 33

12 - 18 August 2013

It's time to...

Deadhead flowers of lady's mantle before they set seed
Water camellias to make sure they don't dry out while the flower buds are developing
Buy bulbs for autumn planting including tulips, narcissus, alliums, iris and crocus
Take cuttings from tender perennials and bedding plants
Collect seed from any flowers you fancy propagating
Trap earwigs among dahlias with upside-down pots stuffed with straw and balanced on canes
Pick leaves off plants affected by rose blackspot
Trim conifer hedges and evergreen hedges, cutting their tops back to the desired height
Clear bedding that has passed its best and plant out forget-me-nots and wallflowers
Tidy up fading perennials and make compost with the trimmings