Gardening Advice for August...

• Feed roses, shrubs and hedges
• Buy bulbs for autumn planting including tulips, narcissus, alliums, iris and crocus
• Trim privet, laurel, conifers and other hedges
• Apply lawn feed to promote strong root growth and prepare the grass for winter
• Veg to sow now include swedes, spring cabbages, beetroot for leaves, winter lettuces, radishes, coriander, Japanese onions
• Collect seeds and ripe seed pods from favourite flowers and vegetables
• Order spring-flowering bulbs to plant this autumn
• Water hanging baskets and patio containers regularly