Summer is the perfect time to showcase your beautiful garden , whether it's watching your planted produce flourish or inviting guests over to admire your blooming bushes. However, knowing where to start with your outdoor space can sometimes be a bit daunting. Despite this, the sunny and occasionally rainy weather of the summer months makes August the perfect time to perfect your garden and enjoy it before the autumn preparations begin.
If you're unsure about what to do with your outdoor space, we have some advice for you. David Mitchell, a gardening expert and buying manager at Homebase , has shared his top garden tasks for this August, reports the Express . Mitchell said: "While earlier flowering shrubs have already been trimmed back, August is the perfect time to start pruning your mid-summer flowering plants, including your lavender, roses and weigela.
"This simple but effective task, combined with regular deadheading, helps promote healthy growth in your plants and keeps your garden looking pristine during the summer. "You could take the opportunity to give your hedges a late trim or even a second round for your wisteria! ". As we move further into the summer, it's important to keep your garden properly hydrated.
Mitchell added: "Make sure to water your garden accordingly but take some extra care with your patio plants. "Plants that grow in pots or containers have soil that dries out much quicker, so they need just that little bit more to keep them healthy. Little and oft.