# Plant summer flowering bulbs and tubers. e.g gladioli, dahlias and tuberous begonias

#  Prune hydrangeas and fuchsia. Continue to apply aluminium sulphate (Blue Hydrangea Enhancer) to base of blue hydrangea to keep them blue and lime if you want pink ones.

# Plant up hanging baskets and pots with petunia and lobelia for quick summer colour.

# Continue to plant early varieties of seed potatoes and mound up as foliage appears. .Pumpkin, cucumber, zucchini seeds can be sown directly into the garden later in the month. Cover with a plastic milk bottle that has had its bottom cut off, protecting it from the elements.

# Labour Weekend is the traditional time to plant all heat loving vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers etc..If tempted to plant earlier keep an eye on the night temperatures and cover with a newspaper if cold. Note , temperatures can also drop into November, so be prepared.

# Add plenty of sheep pellets and compost to your vegetable garden for best results.

# Water raised beds often. You will find they dry out very quickly.

# Sow sweet corn and bean seeds toward end of month.

# Carefully spray lawns for weeds and moss, fertilise and over sow with lawn seed. Be careful to not to scalp or cut lawns too short.

 # Enjoy your time in the garden, as things really start to grow and flower.