Gardening In Jolly June

Gardening In Jolly June

By month / By Catscapes Landscapes

Winter is here! For some people this is cause for celebration. For others it is cause for commiseration. For your garden it is just another season which will either see it go from strength to strength or see it fall over, depending on how well you care for it. Let Catscapes landscapes take care of all your gardening requirements

There are many plants which hibernate throughout winter and so June is a good time to start giving them a trim. Roses can start to be pruned now or you can wait until July to August. Other flowers like Hydrangeas would benefit greatly from trimming off the old flowers and growth to allow it to jump into spring with a burst of energy and healthy new shoots. Remember, pruning promotes growth.

If you have decided that you actually want to plant a new rose garden then June is the month for you! By planting new roses now, you give them a good chance to get established throughout winter and ready for solid growth and flowering into spring. Pick a mix of colours and aromatic roses and place them in a well prepared garden bed. Feed them a good rose fertilizer. Also make sure you mulch well. Don’t mulch too close to the stem, leave about a 15-30cm gap all the way around. This will help keep moisture close to the young plants but will also help to fight off frost in cold areas.

Make sure you keep your winter vegetables well fertilized. Generally it is best to apply fertilizer to your winter vegetables every two weeks. This will help your veggies to grow fast and give you a solid yield.

Also during winter it is very important that you get on top of your garden weed situation. Preferably this is solved by maintaining a solid layer of mulch but if you still have not gotten around to this the manual option is important.

June is another good month to split up shrubs like daisies and lavender and plant them in other parts of your garden. Also make sure that you cut off any flowers, both alive and dead to ensure that all of the plants energy can be directed towards growing new roots.