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.