It's already July and green-thumbed gardening enthusiasts will be in the thick of it.The extra warmth of the month - albeit not so far this year - makes flowers bloom and plants ripen.
However, Scotland has been subject to extra lashings of rain, wind and thunder this month that may have left your garden in disarray.Monty Don of Gardeners' World is chock full of advice.
Coming to the rescue, the expert has shared his must-do list of gardening tasks in July. Within his guide is important advice on how to stake plants to support the "flush of lush growth".No gardener would complain about flourishing plants, but Monty recommends some important steps to maintain the growth.
Borders can grow haphazardly, with plants flopping over the place made worse with inclement weather.Soon enough, he says your lovely garden could become a "disaster zone overnight".
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