What to do in your garden during August

In temperate summer-rainfall regions do the following in August:

Plant and sow

Annuals

Start sowing summer-flowering annuals from the middle of the month.

Vegetables

Sow vegetables like:

Bulbs

Towards the end of the month, plant summer-flowering bulbs:

 Garden maintenance

 General garden maintenance

• Water the lawn once a month.
• Water all fruit trees well once a month.
• Deadhead annuals to prolong their flowering period.
• Feed annuals with a fertilizer high in potassium.

For August maintenance tips on watering, pruning, pests and disease, fertilizing and much more visit our countrywide maintenance guide.