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GARDENING<br />
By GardenShop in Broadacres Shopping Centre<br />
What to do in your<br />
garden in July<br />
July, traditionally the month of pruning roses and the time of the year where we start revitalising our<br />
lawns for the onset of warmer days and the promise of spring. With pruning top of mind it is a good idea<br />
to look at large trees and shrubs in our gardens with the view of getting in professional tree fellers to shape<br />
and remove dead and diseased branches.<br />
FLOWERS<br />
• Prune Roses from mid to end July, this will exclude<br />
rambling and Old English Roses that are forming<br />
buds now to flower in early spring.<br />
• Plant flower seedlings like Alyssum, Cineraria,<br />
Chrysanthemum, Delphinium, Primulas, Primula<br />
Obconica, Phlox, Petunia and Viola.<br />
• Feed your winter flowering annuals with Multifeed<br />
Flowergro or Margaret Roberts Supercharger.<br />
• Plant Lilium bulbs<br />
• Prune Hydrangeas from mid to end July.<br />
LAWNS<br />
• <strong>In</strong> the Highveld continue to water Kikuyu lawn at<br />
least twice a month.<br />
VEGETABLES, HERBS & FRUIT<br />
• Plant vegetable seedlings like Cabbage, Leeks,<br />
Onions, Moss-Curled Parsley, Swiss chard and<br />
Spinach.<br />
• Water citrus trees.<br />
GENERAL TASKS<br />
• Water and fertilise plants, herbs and annuals in<br />
outdoor containers regularly.<br />
• Continue watering and fertilising spring flowering<br />
shrubs regularly, at least once a week as they are<br />
starting to form buds for flowering in early spring.<br />
• Protect your frost sensitive plants.<br />
• Re-pot indoor and outdoor container plants.<br />
• Improve soil structure by digging in generous<br />
amounts of compost and well-rotted manure.<br />
• Continue mulching soil with compost, sawdust,<br />
bark chips and fallen leaves – this will prevent<br />
solid moisture loss and keep the roots warm<br />
through the winter.<br />
NOT SURE WHERE TO START?<br />
Contact Robyn Baxter based at GardenShop Broadacres, to help you design a colourful, drought-tolerant and<br />
sustainable garden that will have your outdoor living space looking wonderful all year round without all the<br />
hard work. Contact info@robynbaxter.co.za or visit her website robynbaxter.co.za.<br />
For more information, www.gardenshop.co.za or connect with them on Facebook:<br />
(https://www.facebook.com/GardenShopSA) and Twitter: @GardenShopSA.<br />
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