Other Jobs Around The Garden and Patio Area This June

June is when the whole garden starts bursting into life — and it’s also when small maintenance jobs prevent much bigger problems later in summer. Beyond the veg patch, fruit garden, lawn, and greenhouse, here are the most worthwhile June jobs around patios, borders, containers, and general garden spaces.

💧Keep containers watered and fed

Pots and hanging baskets dry out incredibly quickly in June.

Key tips:

• Water thoroughly until it runs from the bottom
• Early morning is best
• Feed weekly once flowering starts

Especially thirsty:

• Petunias
• Fuchsias
• Geraniums
• Tomatoes in pots

Adding mulch to containers helps more than many people realise.

🌼Deadhead flowering plants regularly

Removing spent flowers:

• Keeps displays tidy
• Encourages repeat flowering
• Prevents plants wasting energy on seed

Particularly worthwhile for:

• Roses
• Cosmos
• Sweet peas
• Dahlias
• Bedding plants

With sweet peas especially, frequent picking keeps flowers coming.

🌻Tie in tall plants before wind damage

June growth can suddenly become floppy after rain and wind.

Support:

• Delphiniums
• Dahlias
• Sweet peas
• Peonies
• Hollyhocks

It’s much easier to stake early than rescue collapsed plants later.

✂️Trim hedges after spring growth

Many hedges benefit from a June trim once birds have finished nesting.

Common June hedge jobs:

• Privet
• Box
• Yew
• Lonicera
• Formal evergreen hedges

Always check carefully for active nests first.

🌱Weed little and often

Warm soil means weeds explode in June.

The easiest method:

• Quick hoeing in dry weather
• Pull weeds before flowering and seeding

Ten minutes every couple of days saves hours later.

🪴Refresh patio pots and displays

By June, spring displays can start fading.

Replace tired plants with summer colour such as:

• Salvias
• Verbena
• Bacopa
• Nemesia
• Calibrachoa

Mix trailing and upright plants for fuller displays.

🪑Clean patios and outdoor furniture

June is ideal for:

• Pressure washing patios
• Scrubbing algae from paving
• Cleaning outdoor cushions and furniture

Warm dry weather helps surfaces dry quickly.

🐜Watch for aphids everywhere

Aphids peak in June.

Check:

• Rose buds
• Dahlias
• Soft shoot tips
• Clematis
• Beans

Encourage natural predators:

• Ladybirds
• Hoverflies
• Birds

Often a strong jet of water is enough early on.

🌹Feed roses after first flowering

Roses benefit from feeding now to support repeat blooms.

Also:

• Deadhead regularly
• Remove diseased leaves promptly
• Water deeply in dry spells

🌷Lift and divide overcrowded spring bulbs

If clumps flowered poorly this year:

• Mark locations now
• Lift and divide once foliage yellows

This helps restore flowering performance.

✂️Shear spring-flowering plants after blooming

Once flowering finishes, trim plants such as:

• Aubrieta
• Candytuft
• Rock cress
• Early hardy geraniums

This often encourages fresh foliage and occasional repeat blooms.

🚿Keep ponds topped up and tidy

In warm weather:

• Remove blanket weed
• Thin oxygenators if needed
• Top up during dry spells

Wildlife ponds especially benefit from partial shade during heatwaves.

✂️Start summer pruning of vigorous climbers

Fast growers can quickly get out of hand.

Trim and guide:

• Wisteria
• Clematis montana
• Honeysuckle
• Ivy where necessary

🐦Create wildlife water sources

June heat can stress birds, bees, and hedgehogs.

Simple additions help enormously:

• Shallow water dishes
• Pebbles for insects to land on
• Fresh water changed regularly

🍂Keep compost heaps active

Warm conditions are excellent for composting.

For faster compost:

• Mix greens and browns
• Keep moist, not soggy
• Turn occasionally for airflow

🧹Tidy edges and pathways

Simple maintenance dramatically improves appearance:

• Re-edge borders
• Sweep gravel paths
• Trim grass around paving
• Remove self-seeded weeds from cracks