Flowers should be pruned liberally throughout the growing season, which will encourage better flowering and a better shape for the plant.
Performing these tasks in conjunction with mowing the lawn will help keep your garden looking beautiful even as temperatures rise.
Gardening enthusiast Michael, who shares his wisdom on the TikTok page @themeditteraneangardener, detailed two tasks that need to be completed before the end of this month to ensure the longevity of your beautiful landscape.
His first advice to followers is to “increase the cutting height of your lawnmower in dry weather to leave the grass longer.”
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Keeping your mowing height as high as possible will help your lawn retain as much moisture as possible during heat waves.
Long grass creates a barrier between the dry sun and moist soil by keeping ground temperatures cooler, thus reducing evaporation.
Experts from the Royal Horticultural Society explained: “Mowing in dry weather can weaken the grass and make it more vulnerable.”
“Also, if you put grass clippings back into your lawn, they act as mulch and help retain moisture.”
Flowers:
“To encourage wisteria to bloom again, prune it in summer,” Michael explains. “Climbing hydrangeas can also be pruned after flowering.”
RHS experts have found it beneficial to cut back any supple green shoots that have grown this year to five or six leaves.
They say: “This controls the size of the wisteria, prevents it from growing on gutters or windows, and encourages the formation of flower buds rather than green growth.”
Most hydrangea varieties are pruned in early spring, with the exception of climbing hydrangeas.
When pruning your plants, remove dead flower heads, cut back dead or overgrown stems, and cut back overgrown branches to create a neater shape.
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If you prune wisteria in July, you can enjoy a second bloom.
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To help keep your garden looking its best well into fall, gardeners are encouraged to pick two types of flowers over the next week.
According to Garden World, “Picking off dead flowers from summer flowers and repeat-flowering perennials will encourage continued flowering.”
“Remove any dead flowers from your roses and feed them with organic liquid rose food to encourage further healthy growth.”
Deadheading is the practice of removing dead flowers from plants to encourage more flowers and prevent seed production.
