As bulbs fade and herbaceous borders grow in leaps and bounds, it is now clear that summer is approaching. Sowing and planting out bedding can begin, depending on when the last frost is in your area, and you can take softwood cuttings. It’s also time to let the lawn grow long and get a buzz from seeing all the insects that arrive to feed on the flowers
1 Watch out for late frosts - protect tender plants
2 Earth up potatoes, and promptly plant any still remaining
3 Plant out summer bedding at the end of the month
4 Water early and late to get the most out of your water, recycle water when possible
5 Hoe off weeds in vegetable patches
6 Open greenhouse vents and doors on warm days
7 Mow lawns but consider leaving some areas uncut for wildlife, or mow less often so flowers can bloom
8 Check carefully for nesting birds before clipping hedges
9 Lift and divide overcrowded clumps of daffodils and other spring-flowering bulbs
10 Watch out for viburnum beetle and lily beetle grubs and remove by hand if causing damage
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Lodsworth & District Garden Club
is for everyone interested in plants and gardening!
You are very welcome to join us no matter what type of garden
you have, be it large or small, established or new, a conservatory,
an allotment, a windowbox or pot plants on the patio. We want
to encourage interest in all types of gardening in our community, providing opportunities for our members to share gardening experience and increasing knowledge of plants and gardens.
We welcome new members to join the Lodsworth & District
Garden Club whatever their level of gardening experience! Membership benefits include subsidised entry to our talks, workshops and visits, with discount from a wide variety of local horticultural suppliers. Please look at our contact page for details of becoming a member of the LDGC and a full list of benefits.
We look forward to welcoming you!
