Late summer

The garden in August

Keep the garden going through the heat, collect seed and start planning the autumn planting.

Sow & plant

  • Sow spring cabbage and winter salad
  • Collect and dry ripe seed
  • Plant autumn-flowering bulbs

Jobs & pruning

  • Keep watering, especially pots
  • Cut back faded perennials
  • Prune summer-fruiting raspberries

In season & in bloom

  • Grasses, late perennials and dahlias
  • Tomatoes, beans and plums

Plants for this month