RHS Gardening Through The Year: Month-by-month Planning Instructions and Inspiration

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Prepare new lawn areas by weeding, digging them over, treading level and raking. Then let the soil settle before turfing later. Keep on top of garden tasks with month-by-month chapters, "Last Chance" reminders, "Get Ahead" tips, and handy to-do lists. This RHS book will make gardening easier by providing helpful guidelines and realistic advice, so you can plan out your time efficiently and effectively. After flowering, prune climbing and rambling roses and tie in stems securely to prevent any breakages in extreme weather.

Lift and divide established clumps of rhubarb to renew the plant and get more. Sections taken from the outside of the plant are better than those from the centre. Now the weather is warmer, slugs and snails are about. Follow our tips for how to get rid of slugs and go on a torch-lit hunt so you can protect vulnerable young plants. The next three months are the busiest in the productive garden, for sowing and planting, and there’s nothing more summery than harvesting your veg and cut flowers! Mow the lawn before the weather gets too wet and cold, re-seed bare sections or re-turf. It's also a good time to aerate a lawn by using a garden fork as waterlogging can be common over winter. If you have a lawn, now is the time to show it some TLC with some autumn lawn care. Rake it thoroughly with a wire rake to remove the moss and thatch and then spike it to aerate the soil and improve drainage. A sprinkling of phosphate feed wouldn’t go amiss either.

Following the best methods for how to get rid of weeds now will mean you can reap the benefits during summer.

Spend some time repairing bald patches of lawn by following our tips on how to plant grass seed. Keep the soil moist while the seed germinates. Sweep up any patio areas removing any dead leaves or foliage and use the best pressure washer to clean the paving of mildew. Deadheading flowers and plants as soon as they start to fade will encourage more blooms. Always keep your secateurs clean and sharp to avoid damaging plant stems and spreading disease. Watering - particularly containers, and new plants, preferably with grey recycled water or stored rainwater Either way, your September gardening jobs are about getting the garden ready for the months ahead –by collecting seeds, sowing hardy annuals and winter veg and keeping on top of the falling leaves.

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Lawns can be left to grow a little longer during hot spells, which will help them through periods of drought and give you more time to relax and enjoy the fruits of your labour.

This month, our gardens begin to react to the lengthening days, with flowering daffodils and fat buds of blossom on the best flowering trees preparing to erupt.

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