Summer
The garden in July
High summer — watering and harvesting dominate; keep deadheading for a long second flush.
Sow & plant
- ✓Sow autumn salad and oriental greens
- ✓Sow biennials for next spring
- ✓Take softwood cuttings of shrubs
Jobs & pruning
- ✓Water containers daily in heat
- ✓Trim hedges and lavender after flowering
- ✓Feed pots and hungry crops
In season & in bloom
- ✓Lavender, daylilies and hydrangeas
- ✓Beans, courgettes and soft fruit