We’ve
been asked what maintenance beds and borders need at this time of year.
Well many plants that have produced their first flush
of summer flowers, especially the bedding plants and the roses, will produce
even more flowers if you regularly remove the faded flowers and seed heads or
pods. Many herbaceous perennials will also produce a second flush of flowers if
the flowering stems are cut right back to ground level. Those with faded or
damaged leaves can also be tidied up by removing this foliage. And after
cutting back, feed them with a high potash liquid fertiliser to help encourage
strong growth and further flushes of flowers. Anything that was planted from
last autumn onwards and all bedding plants will benefit from a good soaking
once a week during hot and dry weather. Finally, by adding a thick mulch of
bark, cocoa shell or gravel to moist soil you will help conserve soil moisture
and help keep weeds away. A mulch has the added bonus of insulating plant roots
so they don’t become scorched.
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