The summers here but keep an eye on the weather!

Save water by mulching and using every last drop of water for the garden. May was good and wet so that helped our lawns but we can’t rely on the weather.

In particular you needs to keep an eye on pots to make sure they don’t dry out. Hanging baskets need extra special attention so dead head regularly, feed monthly and water every day to maximise plants growth and flowers.

You need to cut the lawn twice a week if you want stripes. Cut regularly, weed and feed.

Remember to keep all your annuals and vegetables free of weeds, regularly fed and watered. You might also think about second crops of plants like radishes.

For your flower and shrub borders use a slow release fertiliser which means you only have to do it the once this summer.

Keep ponds topped up and oxygenated to encourage wildlife and birds.

Its hedge cutting time. A light trim of box and yew hedges should be enough but my beech hedge seems to survive a hard prune. Conifer hedges need regular attention to keep them compact.

Trees are the most vulnerable to drought conditions and you won’t spot problems until its too late so give them a few regular buckets of bath water each week. And if the council has planted a tree in your street over the past year then get out and give it an extra boost with a bucket as well!

For more information about what we can do for your garden go to Fisher Tomlin Garden designers