June Gardening Jobs

Summer is arriving any day now and the increase in light and rising temperatures helps plants to have a burst of growth. Although this means that plants are growing, it also means that weeds will be shooting up out of the ground. For this reason it is important to keep an eye out for them and gain control where you can. Continue reading our guide below to find out the different gardening jobs that you should be completing during this month.

General Tasks For June

• Keep on top of controlling weeds, pests and diseases 
• Water areas of the garden to ensure that they stay healthy

Lawns / Turfed Areas

• If weeds are growing within the lawn, control them using a selective weed killer to make sure that you are not going to harm the lawn 
• Mow the lawn regularly  If there are any bare areas of the lawn or patches that have not thickened as much as other, overseed using an A1 Lawn Patch Repair Seed mix 
• Apply our spring/summer fertiliser to the lawn - these fertilisers can help reduce the risk of diseases such as Red Thread 
• Water the lawn if need (make sure you only do this if there are no water shortages in your area) 
• Change the position of some of your garden furniture to avoid damaging the grass

Trees, Shrubs and Hedges

• Remove fading flowers from plants such as lilacs, rhododendrons and roses 
• Prune spring-flowering shrubs

Beds and Borders

• Deadhead any flowers that have faded 
• Begin planting summer bedding plants making sure that you water them regularly