Gardening - jobs for the week ahead

The weather looks set fair again this weekend, so make hay while the sun shines. Here are some jobs to be getting on with:
By Dave Overend
Published 29th May 2020, 17:00 BST
It's a good time to prune penstemons. (Dave Overend).It's a good time to prune penstemons. (Dave Overend).
It's a good time to prune penstemons. (Dave Overend).

Plant summer hanging-baskets, adding good-quality compost, slow-release fertiliser and water-retaining crystals. Hopefully, they can go outdoors now.

Trim back spreading plants, such as aubrietas, alyssums and perennial candytufts, after they’ve flowered.

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Prune penstemons (pictured) – cut back all the old shoots to the base, providing there is new growth at the bottom of the plant. If there are no new shoots at the base, cut just above the lowest set of leaves.

Take cuttings of tender perennials such as fuchsias, argyranthemums and pelargoniums.

Top-dress permanent pot plants to refresh the compost and supplement container plants with balanced liquid feed every 2-4 weeks to promote healthy growth.