Make sure you’re ready for July in the garden with Dig It’s round-up of garden news, events as well as a look at those essential tasks to be getting on with, with top advice from Peter Brown and Chris Day.

What’s On

4th - 9th July RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. The world’s largest flower show.

Wednesday 6th July at 4pm at Buckingham Garden Centre - FREE talk Tom Gadsby’s Garden Design Masterclass.

16th - 17th July The Belvoir Castle Flower and Garden Show

20th – 24th July RHS Tatton Park Flower Show

In the News

A national scheme to encourage homeowners to rent out their spare land is being organised by www.allotme.co.uk

Going abroad this summer? Learn about plant health and helping protect our biosecurity, including a great activity download for children at www.planthealthaction.org

Eden Project’s Pollinator Pathmaker design website

Nigel Dunnett’s Tower of London ‘Superbloom’ project.

The Chelsea Flower Show 2022 Plant of the Year is Semponium 'Destiny' from Surreal Succulents

Rosarian and top rose breeder Colin Dickson is awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee honours.

This month’s Dig It Top Five: Our best-selling plant liquid fertilisers from Doff. Best seller is Liquid Seaweed, 2nd place Rose fertiliser; 3rd slot Tomato feed, 4th Ericaceous and Container and Basket Feed in 5th place. Available at the Garden Centre.

On the traditional boxed / straight fertilisers top spot belongs to Blood, Fish & Bone, followed by Vitax Organic Rose feed, Vitax Q4, Bonemeal and Sulphate of Potash. Available at the Garden Centre and online

Plants mentioned: Citrus plants, sow seeds of French and Runner beans, Peas, Brussels Sprouts ‘Evesham Special’ (open pollinated) or the F1 hybrid variety ‘Green Marble’ and winter brassicas. Lavender ‘Hidcote’ and ‘Munstead’.

Laurels showing symptoms of bacterial shothole and aphids attacking the growing tips.

Take leaf cuttings from houseplants including Begonia rex, Streptocarpus and African Violets. Stem cuttings from Penstemon, Dianthus, Star Pelargoniums, Scented pelargoniums cola, lemon, 'Attar of Roses' and orange varieties. Hardwood cuttings of Salix (Willow).

Products mentioned: Pizza oven, The Kindling Cracker, a clever wood kindling splitter device designed by a 13-year-old school girl from New Zealand.

Our thanks to Chiltern Music Therapy for providing the music

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