June

• Indoor plants - Keep away from heaters, water less frequent.
• Lawns - Mow less frequent.
• Move plants - Now is the time to safely move spring and summer growing plants.
• Plant - roses.
  
• Plant annuals - Candytuft, Canterbury bells, Delphinium, Dianthus, English daisy, Godetia, Gypsophila, Larkspur, Linaria, Lupin, Statice. (N/A for cold climates)
  
• Plant vegetables - Asparagus, Cress, Lettuces, Mustard, Peas, Spinach.
• Pruning - Deciduous trees, grapes, passion fruit, kiwi fruit, roses.
  
• Winter colour - Plant Camellias, Azaleas, Cyclamen, Daphne, bird attracting Grevilleas and Coreopsis.

July

• Gardenbeds - prepare for spring planting. (Defer until August in colder areas).
• Garden design - Implement your ideas now while plants are dormant and can be moved.
• Lawns - Fertilise, mow less.
• Move plants - Shrubs and trees can be moved until August.
• Pests - Check Azaleas for possible petal blight.
• Plant annuals - Cleome, Dianthus, Gloxinia, Malope, Statice. (N/A for cold climates)
• Plant vegetables - Cress, Lettuces, Mustard, Peas.
• Prune - trees and roses.
• Shrubs & Trees - plant bare-rooted deciduous plants and fruit trees.

August

• Fertilise - Roses, azaleas, camellias.
  
• Garden design - implement your ideas now while plants are dormant and can be moved.
  
• Indoor plants - begin to water a little more.
  
• Lawns - check & treat for bindii if necessary.
  
• Plant annuals -Balsam, Begonia, Carnation, Marigold, Snapdragon.
  
• Plant vegetables - Cabbages, Carrots, Chinese Cabbage, Herbs, Lettuces, Mustard, Spring Onions, Parsnip, Potatoes, Rhubarb, Salsify, Silver beet.
  
• Pruning - Finish pruning roses and blossom trees.
  
• Shrubs & Trees - plant bare-rooted deciduous plants and fruit trees.

NOTE:
This page is as a general reminder list for most areas. For guidance and full details go to the monthly pages.

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