Prune spring shrubs after flowering to keep them compact.

Plant out dahlia tubers after the risk of frost has passed.

Tie in the new shoots of climbing plants to their supports.

Continue sowing annuals into gaps in borders for color from August into autumn.

Plant up hanging baskets.

Apply liquid feed to spring bulbs.

Plant out summer bedding and tender annuals after the last frost.

Remove faded spring bedding once faded and add to your compost bin.

Pinch out the shoot tips of bedding plants and young annuals to encourage bushier growth.

Earth up potatoes, covering the shoots with soil as they appear.

Sow sweetcorn in deep pots, so the young plants are ready to transplant into the garden in June.

Start sowing dwarf and climbing French beans, as well as runner beans, directly outdoors in warm weather.

Pick rhubarb stems as they develop, and water plants with liquid feed.

Start hardening off tender young plants, such as tomatoes, ready for planting out in mild areas.

Sow batches of salad leaves and stir-fry crops every few weeks to provide continuous pickings.

Thin out seedlings from earlier sowings to ensure you get healthy, strong-growing plants.

Open fruit cage doors or lift some of the netting to ensure pollinating insects can get access to the flowers.

Remove all strawberry runners, so plants put their full energy into fruiting.

Keep plenty of fleece handy to protect young seedlings or fruit blossom, if late frosts are forecast.

Apply wood treatment to wooden garden furniture to condition it for summer.

Set up an extra compost bin or a worm bin, so you can recycle more green waste from your kitchen and garden.

Apply nitrogen-rich summer lawn feed to encourage leafy growth.

Hoe bare soil and hand-weed beds weekly, so weeds don't have time to establish and set seed.

Put supports in place for clumps of perennials that are prone to flopping.

Sow grass seed or lay new turf by the end of this month, to create a new lawn or repair damaged patches.

Clean out and scrub bird feeders regularly to maintain hygiene.

Build sturdy wigwams and supports for climbers.

Ammi majus (Bishop’s flower)

Anethum graveolens (dill)

Centaurea cyanus (cornflower)

Cosmos

Echinaceas

Helianthus annuus (sunflower)

Linaria vulgaris (toadflax)

Scabious

Verbena bonariensis