YOUR GARDENING YEAR
What to do in the garden in August
The key August jobs for your veg patch, fruit, lawns, borders and greenhouse — tick them off or print a sheet to take outside.
One page, ready to take outside
A few timely jobs to help your garden thrive through the season.
Veg Patch
Fruit & Pruning
Lawns & Borders
Greenhouse
Gardening events in August
- National Allotments Week Mid AugustAllotment sites open their gates and celebrate home-grown food.
- Southport & Shrewsbury Flower Shows AugustTwo of the oldest summer flower shows in the country.
Dates change each year — please check with the organiser before you travel.
August in the garden
A month-by-month guide from The Gardener’s GreenhouseVeg Patch
Sow winter greens like kale and spring cabbage.
Harvest maincrop potatoes and onions.
Fruit & Pruning
Summer-prune Wisteria by shortening side shoots.
Harvest plums, cherries, and early apples.
Lawns & Borders
Collect seeds from favorite perennials for next year.
Prune rambling roses after they finish flowering.
Greenhouse
Check pots daily in hot weather and water when the compost needs it.
Clear out finished crops to make space.
Notes:
Tick each box as you go — and take things at your own pace.
Little jobs. Lovely rewards.
Follow local frost forecasts; northern gardens often start spring jobs later. Avoid frozen or waterlogged soil and take regular breaks.
Got a question about August jobs? Ask in the forum.