How to garden in June
The real list of what to do and what not to do in the garden this month. Plus: a whole day devoted to roses
On the threshold of June
We’ve had sun, we’ve had rain, we’ve eaten outside, and the air is full of roses and full of promise. If you have a green space of your own, you’ll know how incredibly lucky you are. If you haven’t, is there a park near work or home that you could go and sit in in a free moment, where you can breathe in summer? We’ve started to make a list of those green public spaces all over the world here.
For all our southern hemisphere friends, thank you for looking after summer and handing it to us - we’re grateful.
This week, we’ve got a list of gardening jobs that we can be getting on with, along with those all-important not-to-dos:
I’ve been really looking forward to this week’s post, which includes:
My June Garden To Do and Not to Do lists. The garden’s bones have absorbed summer and it feels just so good to be out there.
Details of a whole day dedicated to roses. Yes, one whole day devoted to one of my favourite things. More details in the PS section below.
Also in the PS section - an old friend is back - the excitement….
Do join in our Sunday Show Us Your Plots Chat - it’s a fabulous chance to share photos of your garden or a green space near you. Our patience is being rewarded as the Northern Hemisphere gardens have now got their June colours; for our friends in the Southern Hemisphere, the wheel of the year is slowly turning in the other direction. Whatever, whichever and wherever, do come and join us - you’ll see a post on the Chat on Sunday starting ‘It’s Sunday 1st June and it’s time to Show Us Your Plots!’
The rain came, along with the wind and then they went, and it now feels the right time to get outside and get some more gardening jobs ticked off. And take it from me, they’re all fun. In fact, it’s all about fun this month:
First of all, can we celebrate