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Head gardener Benjamin Pope explains what you should be planting in June. Illustration by Claire Harrup <\/p>

By Benjamin Pope\n <\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 04 June 2024 at 08:37 AM<\/p>

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Head gardener Benjamin Pope is here to make sure your garden looks great all year round. Don’t miss our suggestions of the best flowers in June<\/a>, what gardens to visit<\/a> and the gardening jobs for the month<\/a>.<\/p>

What to plant in June<\/h2>
Although the spring rush of sowing and planting has peaked, there are still things to keep busy with. I like to sow biennials<\/a> and perennials now or next month<\/strong>, so that they reach a good size and can be planted out before winter arrives. I can\u2019t resist the elegant spires of Digitalis<\/a> in all its forms, from charming biennials, such as Digitalis purpurea<\/em> \u2018Sutton\u2019s Apricot\u2019, to the perennial<\/a> species, including Digitalis lutea<\/em> and Digitalis parviflora<\/em>.<\/p>
\u00a9 Jason Ingram<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Delicate Verbascum blattaria <\/em>f. albiflorum<\/em> is something I always like to have, informally dotting it around the edges of borders and paths.<\/p>
For cutting or bedding out, it is worth sowing sweet Williams<\/a> (Dianthus barbatus<\/em>) and my preferred selections would be the vibrant \u2018Oeschberg\u2019, sumptuously dark \u2018Sooty\u2019, and the bi-colour \u2018Purple Crown\u2019 and \u2018Sweet Pink Magic\u2019.<\/p>
In the vegetable patch there may be some succession sowing of beetroots and carrots or salad leaves and herbs<\/strong>, especially if your existing crops are harvesting now or beginning to bolt.<\/p>
$\"Beetroot$ Beetroot Cylindra<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Any last-minute planting out to fill the odd gap<\/strong> can also be done now and I find using quick-growing annuals<\/a> such as Bupleurum rotundifolium<\/em>, calendula and tagetes very successful, although it\u2019s worth remembering these plants will need additional watering to help them establish, especially if the weather is hot and dry.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n
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