Lawns can have a summer feed of a prepared lawn fertiliser
Vegetables to plant now include: sweet corn, beans, capsicums, pumpkins, potatoes, silverbeet, carrots, beetroot, cucumbers, lettuce, cabbage, onions, radish, kale, squash, zucchini, leek, egg plant and climbing spinach.
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Plant herbs of chives, basil, parsley, thyme, marjoram, mint, sage, shallots, oregano and rosemary.
Sow cabbages, cauliflower, broccoli, carrot and parsnip seed for autumn and winter harvest.
In the ornamental garden, plant seedlings of stocks, aquilegias, petunia, zinnia, aster, marigold, verbena, carnation, primulas, cleome, dianthus, Livingstone daisies, salvia, impatiens, gypsophlia, dahlias, lisianthus and nigella.
To attracts bees to the garden plant Phacelia as its a copious pollen producer.
Prune tomatoes by removing the side shoots that form in the leaf axils until the plants reach the required height. Sprinkle with tomato dust to control pests and diseases and water regularly.
Lawns can have a summer feed of a prepared lawn fertiliser. If weeds are a problem, add ten percent powdered iron sulphate to your lawn food as this inhibits the growth of some weeds.
Callistemons should have dead heads removed after flowering to encourage a stronger, better-shaped bush.
Feed citrus trees with a complete plant food and trim formal hedges regularly during the growing season.
Take short cuttings, with a heel, of camellias, daphne, fuchsias and azaleas.
Rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias and daphnes can have a feed of blood and bone or a specific plant fertiliser. Lift and store early flowering spring bulbs once their foliage has dried off.
Flower talk
In the language of flowers white lilies represent purity; the almond and snowdrop, hope; pansies, thoughts; heartsease, modesty; daisies, innocence; rosemary, remembrance; honeysuckle, happiness; jasmine, sweet romance; the willow, weeping; the forget-me-not, memory and the four-leafed clover, good luck.
Luscious Lavender
There are some lovely new lavenders around and in particular Lavendula peduncalata ‘Ghostly Princess’ caught my eye.
This cold-hardy, neat, compact shrub, bred in Australia, has pretty pink flowers and the most stunning silver foliage.
The long flowering season extends from late winter through spring.
This lavender would make a lovely, low hedge, especially along a long driveway.
