Gardening - jobs for the week ahead

Well, the good weather has gone (it was always going to), but there's still plenty of things to be getting on with in the garden until the sunshine returns:

By Dave Overend

Published 5th Jun 2020, 16:45 BST

Harden off and move hanging-baskets and containers into their final positions.

Continue to thin out drifts of hardy annuals if they are overcrowded.

Lift and divide clumps of bluebells (pictured) once the leaves start to yellow; otherwise wait for bulb foliage to die down naturally before cutting back.

It is a good time to lift and divide clumps of bluebells. (Dave Overend).

Pinch out the tips of fuchsias to encourage a bushy habit and more flowers.

Start to pick sweet peas as soon as they flower to encourage more blooms.

Dead-head your roses if they’re repeat-flowering types. Otherwise, leave the seed-heads for decoration.

Dead-head and cut back oriental poppies after flowering. Cutting them close to ground level will stimulate new foliage.

Open greenhouse vents and doors on warm days.