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Posted by David Scott on 01 June, 2010

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1. Hoe borders regularly to keep down weeds
2. Be water-wise, especially in drought-affected areas
3. Pinch out sideshoots on tomatoes
4. Harvest lettuce, radish, other salads and early potatoes
5. Position summer hanging baskets and containers outside
6. Cut lawns at least once a week
7. Plant out summer bedding
8. Stake tall or floppy plants
9. Prune many spring-flowering shrubs
10. Shade greenhouses to keep them cool and prevent scorch

Posted by Noddy on 01 June, 2010

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It may be dry, but it has hardly been warm and I am still lighting my fire in the evening to keep the chill off the old bones (having switched the central heating off at the beginning of May. Gardening as a result has been a bit of a chore at times however there is plenty to do.

Posted by Noddy on 26 August, 2009

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Wow, we have had some proper summer weather, mind you things seem to be going down hill at the time of writing (mid July). However some things do not change we still have not had a representative in a Wimbledon final and the English cricket team narrowly avoided another defeat at the hands of the old enemy.

Posted by Noddy on 14 July, 2009

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Is it a summer heatwave? Yes it really is true, London temperatures reached 31.8° C and that was outside the Wimbledon cover yesterday, the 30th June. June is looking like being a warm month but the weather goes downhill from now on! Andy Murray is still carrying the flag for England, yes I know he is Scottish but for the next week he has been made an honorary Englishman (unless he loses and then he really is Scottish)

Posted by Noddy on 11 May, 2009

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May is named after the Greek goddess, Maia and the first of May is known as Beltane which marks the beginning of summer and is the time when flowers emerge and crops begin to sprout. Another well known day is the 7th May is the Helston Furry/Floral dance made famous (Infamous) by Terry Wogan and his hit the Floral Dance and the flower associated with this is the lily of the Valley.