Flowers garden job checklist - week 34

19 - 25 August 2013

It's time to...

Save seed from ornamental annual quaking grass and many other garden plants
Water camellias regularly as drought can cause the buds to drop next spring
Summer prune wisteria, shortening long sideshoots back to five or six leaves
Deadhead roses, unless you want them to form autumn hips
Trim lavender immediately after flowering to maintain its shape, but avoid cutting back too far into old wood
Hoe weeds regularly to prevent seedlings establishing
Trim conifer hedges, evergreen hedges and topiary
Deadhead dahlias to encourage further blooms to form
Cut down perennials past their prime
Sow hardy annuals, like poached egg plant, for early flowers next year