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The Ornamental Garden in July

Overview:

This month is mainly about keeping the garden neat and tidy by deadheading spent flowers, and pruning and supporting wayward plants when requied.

It is also about ensuring that plants don't lack for Food and Water, and that they are free from Pests and Diseases.


Note: As with most advice on gardening the advisors location will often influence the content of the advice.

To alleviate this problem I have produced this chart indicating how you can make adjustments to the timing of events as seen in this website.

I hope you find this useful! .......Tg


At any time this month:

Tidy up Aquilegia, Digitalis, Lamium after flowering.

Support taller plants, and tie in climbing plants.

Colllect seeds from Allium, Delphinium, Digitalis, Mimulus, and Silene if required.

Pick Helichrysum and Physalis flowers for drying.

Deadhead flowering shrubs, Roses and bedding plants as necessary.

Clip and shape Bay trees and use the clippings for cuttings if required.

Spray roses to control Black Spot.

Cut away any Suckers* that may have formed at the base of trees and shrubs.

*Some types of Suckers can be propagated.


Week 27 - 1st Jul. to 7th Jul.

Cut down Aquilegia if not done previously and Lamium stems down to ground level after flowering.(collect seeds if required)

Remove the crown (centre) bud from Callistephus to encourage flowering side shoots.

Cut / save fruiting Physalis stems for drying.

Feed and mulch Clematis, Lathyrus / Sweet Peas and Roses.

Keep a look out for mildew on Cranesbill / Geranium.

Prune Cytisus if necessary.

Deadhead Delphiniums and Roses.

Divide Endymon.


Week 28 - 8th Jul. to 14th Jul.

Apply Potash feed to Chrysanthemums.

Protect Dahlias from earwig attacks.

Cut down faded Digitalis and collect seeds if required.

Divide Bearded Iris, Iris sibiricae and Leontopodium.

Plant out Eucalyptus.

Increase water supply to Gladioli.

Prune Magnolia if necessary.

Prune this season's young Wisteria growth back to within five or six buds of its base.


Week 29 - 15th Jul. to 21st Jul.

Tie in Wisteria to wires or framework.


Week 30- 22nd Jul. to 28th Jul.

Plant out Arabis plants.

Give Dahlias and Salpiglossis a high potash feed.

Save some Helichrysum flowers for drying.

Prune / thin out Philadelphus.

Divide Pacific Coast Iris.

Lift Ranunculus growing outdoors and place in store.

Deadhead Phlox paniculata if required.