The RHS suggest these ten top tips to make sure your gardens in the best condition for the summer months:
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Watch out for late frosts. Protect tender plants
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Earth up potatoes, and promptly plant any still remaining
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Plant out summer bedding at the end of the month (except in cold areas)
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Water early and late to get the most out of your water, recycle water when possible
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Regularly hoe off weeds
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Open greenhouse vents and doors on warm days
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Mow lawns weekly
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Check for nesting birds before clipping hedges
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Lift and divide overcrowded clumps of daffodils and other spring-flowering bulbs
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Watch out for viburnum beetle and lily beetle grubs