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Summer is when you can really see all the hard work and effort that went into your garden during winter pay off. The flowers are in full splendour, the grass a carpet of deep green soft velvet and it is never too late to make a start on your perfect summer garden.

Whether you are an expert gardener or just a beginner, creating your summer garden or adding to an existing garden design is simple. To create your summer garden from the beginning you need to be considering your plans and design in the autumn, October through to November tends to be the best time, before the first winter frost has arrived.

It will pay in the long run to design and plan your summer flower garden on paper first. It will be far easier to reposition a plot on paper than in real terms! For handy hints and tips on what type of flowers will thrive in your garden take a look around at neighbouring houses and see what they have prospering, or choose your favourite flower from recent flower deliveries that you may have received.

Design complete, you will need to make soil preparations. Plants and shrubs sometimes need differing pH levels, but as a rule the best pH levels seem to be between pH6.5 and pH7.5.

Any time and hard work spent now will reap rewards later in summer when your garden is in flower. Weeding is best done over a few days. After initial weeding, wait and see if any return, weed again and so on until the area is clear. Flower deliveries are a wonderful gift but fresh flowers every day for your home are a real treat

Early summer is the recommended time for planting pots and containers as well as hanging baskets, so if you are looking to create yourself a quiet peaceful summer retreat in your garden, now is the time. Containers and hanging baskets add that extra burst of colour to your summer garden. You will need to turn your containers every day in order to avoid over exposure to the sun of one side only.

Summer is perfect for al fresco dining. Consider creating yourself an area specifically for this purpose. You can put some temporary decking on a lawned area and add some flower containers to give a real continental flavour your garden. Remember to frequently remove your temporary decking when mowing the lawn to avoid withering.

If you love fresh flowers, both giving and receiving, consider growing yourself a cut flower garden. This will give you the opportunity to save some hard earned cash on those flower deliveries and give your own grown blooms.