Flowers garden job checklist - week 36

2 - 8 September 2013

It's time to...

Plant daffodil bulbs in pots and borders
Check roses for suckers and cut off any you find, just below ground
Trim conifer hedges to neaten their appearance and control height
Empty pots of faded early summer bedding, adding old plants to the compost heap
Buy tulip bulbs as soon as you find them but hold back from planting until late October-November
Dig up gladioli corms after flowering to store until next spring
Collect seeds, lay them out to dry, then store them in labelled envelopes
Prune rambling roses, cutting out old stems that carried flowers and training in new shoots
Take lavender cuttings by pulling off new shoots and inserting them in gritty compost
Cut back perennials past their best