Weekly jobs

●● Water hanging baskets and containers twice a day in extended hot weather ●● Take rose cuttings ●● Layer honeysuckle, wisteria and passion flower by bending the shoots down to the ground, slitting the stem, dusting with rooting powder and burying this end in the soil, holding it in place with a large stone ●● Water blue hydrangeas regularly with a colourant solution to ensure they remain blue next season ●● Support the new growth of dahlias ●● Sow lettuce weekly to continue the harvest throughout summer ●● Don’t let runner beans dry out and, as they ripen, pick them regularly to ensure they don’t become tough ●● Plant out leeks raised from seed once they are the thickness of a pencil ●● Top up your pond with a hosepipe as water evaporates in the heat ●● If grass is drying out, leave the box off your mower and allow the clippings to remain on the lawn, which will help conserve moisture