Maintenance

Dig up bulbs

Dig up bulbs once the foliage has died back completely.

Support perennials

Give support to perennials that need it. Careful not to bind the stems together into bunches. Place canes in between in the direction of growth and tie them to those.

Tie climbing roses

You should not prune climbing roses now. Leave them to develop and grow plenty of new shoots. Tie them to prevent the plants from ‘falling over’.

Stubborn weeds

Continue to weed. They grow vigorously in June.

Fertilise the lawn

• The lawn has a lot to cope with now.
• Ensure sufficient nutrients. Special slow-release lawn food is best.
• Scatter other fertiliser every six weeks.
• Preferably do this on a rainy day or spray immediately after scattering.
• Do not water every day – if it is possible, once every three to five days is better.
• This will force the grass to root deeper and it will not dry out so quickly.

Demanding roses

Roses exhaust the soil in which they are growing quite quickly. So it’s ideal to give them special rose fertiliser which contains trace elements and magnesium.