July Gardening Jobs

July is often one of the hottest months of the year, making it the perfect time to sit back and enjoy your garden in full bloom. However, the warmer weather also means your garden needs a little extra attention to keep plants, lawns, and wildlife thriving in the summer sun. Regular watering, keeping weeds in check, and feeding plants are essential tasks this month.

Explore our helpful July gardening guide below to keep your outdoor space in great shape.

General Garden Care

• Stay on top of watering: Warmer weather means your garden will dry out faster. Water plants when they need it, ideally in the cooler evenings to reduce evaporation. Hanging baskets, pots, and smaller containers may need watering twice a day during very hot spells. Always water the soil directly rather than soaking the leaves to help roots absorb moisture efficiently.
• Weed control: Weeds will grow quickly at this time of year, so continue removing them regularly to prevent competition with your plants.
• Deadhead flowers: Removing faded blooms from bedding plants, roses, and hanging baskets will encourage new flowers to form, keeping your garden vibrant for longer.
• Feed your garden: Fruit, vegetables, and flowering plants will all benefit from regular feeding in July to support healthy growth. Use a suitable fertiliser like our Amvista Bloom Rose and Flower Fertiliser to encourage strong, colourful blooms.

July Lawn Care

• Mow regularly: Keep your lawn trimmed, but during dry periods, raise the cutting height to prevent stressing the grass. This helps the lawn retain moisture and stay greener for longer.  
• Water wisely: If your lawn is newly seeded or less than a year old, water it regularly during hot, dry weather to help establish strong roots. Mature lawns can usually cope with dry spells and will recover after rainfall, even if they turn brown temporarily.
• Control lawn weeds: Look out for weeds competing with your grass and treat them with a selective lawn weed killer.
• Feed the lawn: If you haven’t already applied a summer feed, now is a good time to use a spring/summer fertiliser or slow-release feed – but avoid fertilising during drought conditions as this may scorch the turf.  
• Patch repairs: ​Fill any bare spots in the lawn with any of our trusted grass seed mixes, to get your lawn looking good as new!

Trees, Shrubs and Hedges

• Prune hedges: Fast-growing hedges like privet can be trimmed now, while slower-growing types like yew and laurel may only need one trim this season.  
• Train climbers: Support fast-growing climbers with plant ties to keep them neat and well-shaped.  
• Prune wisteria: Cut back the long, whippy side shoots to keep the plant under control and encourage better flowering next year.  
• Deadhead roses: Continue deadheading and feed to promote a second flush of blooms.  

Water Features and Wildlife

• Top up ponds and water features: Hot weather can quickly lower water levels, so keep them topped up to ensure oxygen levels remain healthy for pond life.  
• Support wildlife: Refill bird baths and feeders regularly. Fresh, clean water is essential for birds during the summer heat. If you have a pond, create shady areas with surrounding plants to give froglets and toadlets protection from predators.  
• Garden gaps for wildlife: Make sure there are small openings at the base of fences to allow hedgehogs and amphibians to move between gardens safely.  

Fruit and Vegetable Patch

• Keep sowing: July is a great time to sow fast-growing crops like carrots, beetroot, lettuce, radishes, dwarf French beans, and spinach.  
• Harvest regularly: Pick ripe fruit and vegetables promptly to encourage further cropping. Keep an eye on courgettes – picking them small will stop them from turning into marrows.  
• Tomato care: In late July (or mid-August in the south), pinch out the growing tips of your tomato plants to focus their energy on ripening the fruit.  
• Feed and water: Vegetables and fruiting plants are particularly thirsty this month – consistent watering and regular feeding will keep them productive.  

Greenhouses and Growhouses

• Ventilate regularly: Good airflow is essential to prevent overheating.  
• Feed and water: Greenhouse plants often need watering and feeding more frequently as root space is limited and the heat causes rapid evaporation.  
• Harvest crops: Continue picking cucumbers, tomatoes, and other summer produce to keep the plants productive.  

Patio Pots and Containers

• Deadhead and feed: Regularly deadhead and feed container plants to keep them looking their best.  
• Water daily: Pots dry out quickly in the summer heat. Smaller containers may need watering twice a day during heatwaves.  

Looking to get ahead of the calendar? Read our August Gardening Jobs.