June Newsletter

June is one of our absolute favourite months here at Hope Valley Garden Centre. 

We're bursting at the seams with colour and it's also the time when all your hard work from the start of the year begins to pay off. 
 
With the wet weather (hopefully) behind us, we hope you are finally able to start enjoying your garden and catching up on those long-awaited gardening tasks. Here's to a vibrant and rewarding gardening season! 

We have a large selection of garden furniture in stock, including 2 seater bistro sets, wooden and metal benches and rattan garden sets.

We also have a range of Parasols starting at 2 metres, going up to 3.5 metres and all are available in a range of colours. Bases also in stock.

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Selected range available online. Come in store to see our full collection.

 

• A great time to sow new lawns with grass seed.  Remembering to water well if we finally get some sunny weather.
• Feed the lawn with a suitable lawn fertiliser.
• Lower the blades of lawn mowers.
• Plant out container grown trees and shrubs - remembering to water well if there is a lack of rain.
• Cut back climbing plants that look straggly.
• Turn over and refill compost heaps to help composting process. If you haven’t got a compost bin, then now is a good time to start one.  We have a selection available in store.
• Apply bark mulches around newly planted or established trees & shrubs to retain moisture and help suppress weeds.
• Look out for Greenfly and blackfly developing on shrubs, perennials (mainly Lupins) and roses, spray with a suitable pesticide.
• Pick off dead flowering heads of Rhododendrons and Azaleas.
• Remove “suckers” from standard roses, ornamental and fruit trees with secateurs.
  

• Check for signs of woolly aphid on fruit trees.
• Protect Strawberries from birds by covering them with netting.
• Hang Pheromone traps and Bird Feeders in Apple and Plum trees to control pests.
• Water Strawberries and Gooseberries to help fruits to swell.
• Stop cutting Asparagus by the end of June to allow the “ferns” to form.
• Feed fruit trees and bushes with liquid sulphate of potash, such as a tomato feed.
• Feed Tomato plants every time you water with a suitable fertiliser.
  

• Paint greenhouse glazing to help with keeping temperatures down and reduce scorching to foliage.
• Water tomatoes regularly to help prevent fruit splitting.
• Try hanging sticky traps over plants to catch any whitefly.
• Important to water growbags and pots regularly, sometimes daily if needed in very warm weather.
• Take out the side shoots of developing Tomato plants
• Liquid feed any planted up hanging baskets.
• Place pots of tagetes (you will find them with the bedding plants) near greenhouse doors to deter whitefly.
• If going on holiday this month, set up a watering area using a growbag tray and some capillary matting. We have a good selection of automatic watering systems in store.
  
  

with three stunning must-haves to place in your garden:

Not quite your style? Don’t worry - our plant area is bursting with a huge range of spring interest plants, just waiting to be discovered! 

We have a fantastic range of hanging baskets available now!  Come on down to the garden centre and pick out your favourite before they're all gone!

We now have a stunning range of perennials, perfect for adding vibrant, long-lasting colour to your garden. Whether you're looking to fill borders, create a focal point, or add variety to your flower beds, we have the perfect perennial plants for you.