June Gardening Tips for Lincolnshire: What to Plant and Tidy in Your Local Garden
Here in Lincolnshire, we wallow in the midsummer warmth as our gardens radiate with the lively hues of roses and thriving borders. With the days lengthening, it marks an ideal time for some evening gardening right in our own outdoor spaces, maybe accompanied by a soothing glass of locally produced cider.
Though the main planting season may be in the rearview mirror, there remain bountiful tasks to maintain the health of our gardens. This season is prime for essential chores like watering, tying in, and nipping out, ensuring our prior endeavours continue to yield results during the latter part of the summer.
Looking towards the cooler months, some additional seeding at this juncture will guarantee that our vegetable patches continue producing into the autumn. Furthermore, planning for later summer blooms not only lengthens the flowering season, but it greatly assists local populations of bees.
For those nurturing shrubs, June is a particularly favourable period to prune varieties that bloom in spring such as forsythia, spirea, and lilac. By judiciously cutting back their previously flowered shoots, renewed growth is stimulated for the coming spring. By selectively removing around 20% of the oldest stems helps rejuvenate these plants, ensuring their vibrancy and vigorous growth in future years.
So, embrace the extended daytime, and make the most of this delightful season by lovingly caring for your Lincolnshire garden.
This story is an adapted version of an original piece by The Telegraph.
