As we garden into June, so the priorities of tasks change with maintenance, planting and sowing still important along with tasks to keep our gardens moving onwards and upwards, including wildlife ponds, pondwater coverage tips, tomato growing and some essential pruning. After a busy May, Dig It hosts Peter Brown and Chris Day look at some of the topical news stories, happenings at the garden centre and around the UK.

What’s on this month

Wednesday 1st June – 31st August The Bugs Matter Survey.

Wednesday 8th June at 4pm FREE Masterclass talk A Guide to Growing Roses.

Thursday 16th - Sunday 19th June BBC Gardeners’ World Live at the NEC in Birmingham. 

Sunday 19th June Father’s Day.

Thursday 23rd - 26th Sunday June: RHS Garden Harlow Carr Flower Show in Harrogate, Yorkshire.

Friday 24th - Sunday 26th June: Blenheim Palace Flower show at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire.

To locate the ancient trees and woodland site visit The Queen’s Green Canopy

Dig It Top Five: Our best-selling packet flower seeds so far this year, starting at the top slot is Sunflower ‘Single Giant’, Sweet Pea ‘Incense Mixed’ in 2nd place; another Sunflower ‘Titan’ in 3rd, Sweet Pea ‘Old Spice’ Sweet Pea ‘Galaxy’ taking 4th and 5th places respectively.

Products and plants mentioned

Roses, including ‘Platinum Jubilee’ (limited availability at the Garden Centre) and ‘Dame Deborah James’ (Harkness Roses) in aid of BowelBabe, launched at Chelsea.

All about the Chelsea Gardens and Malvern Garden Buildings Planet Studio wins Gold. The Peter Seabrook garden featured plants from his garden together with a new Sweet Pea named after him.

Wolf Garten Tools celebrate 100 years this year! We love their practical multichange tool range, innovative and space saving in our sheds. Dutch and Draw hoes.

Sowing flowering biennial flowers for next year including Canterbury bells, Polyanthus, Primroses, Sweet William and Wallflowers. Vegetables to sow include Cabbage, French beans, Radish, Spring Onions, Lettuce, Cabbages and Kales for later in the season.

Fibre pots, if you are wanting to ditch the plastic, The Drop-in Pop In instant planters are available at the Garden Centre but they sell out fast!

Pygmy and dwarf growing water lilies are preferred where space is limited.

Time to relax and enjoy our gardens – Weber BBQ, Pizza ovens, Chiminea and Fire Bowls, solar lighting and chill on some comfy garden furniture.

Our thanks to Chiltern Music Therapy for providing the music.

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