What to do in your garden during July

In temperate summer-rainfall regions do the following in your garden during June.

Plant and Sow

Annuals

The following annuals or seedlings can be planted out from trays in July:

Herbs and vegetables

These vegetable seedlings can be planted out in open soil during July.

Garden Maintenance

General garden maintenance

• Water the lawn once a month.
• Once a week, water Azaleas, Camellias, Hydrangeas and Magnolias.
• Deadhead annuals like Sweet peas to prolong their flowering period.
• Feed Winter-flowering annuals twice during this month with a fertilizer high in potassium.

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