When the sun is shining, pottering around the garden really is one of life’s simplest pleasures. While the weather’s warm and dry, there are several gardening jobs you can do to keep your garden looking its best and to prepare for the arrival of Autumn.
From the best vegetables and flowers to plant to how to prune roses in Summer, we’ve put together a handy list of Summer gardening jobs to keep your grass, beds and borders looking vibrant and healthy.
Refresh sheds, fences and exterior woodwork
Before you don your gardening gloves, update the paint on any exterior woodwork as one of your first Summer gardening jobs. Warm, dry weather provides the perfect conditions for refreshing your exterior woodwork. Whether your fences have seen better days, or you fancy updating the colour of your shed, take advantage of the good weather and gather together your sandpaper, brushes and wood paint.
Top tips: Find out how to paint a fence here. We also have a handy guide on how to paint a shed.