Gardener shares the 4 prettiest plants for a beautiful garden all year round – including striking £5.99 B&Q buy
WANT to beautify your outdoor space but don’t know where to begin?
Well, don’t worry, one gardening pro has done all the hard work for you and picked out the prettiest blooms anyone can grow.
Taking to TikTok, the gardening expert, who goes by BeesJungle, showed off the stunning perennials – and you get snap them up for under a tenner.
Salvia
First on the list is Salvia, a hardy perennial that will be sure to brighten up even the dullest of gardens.
Blooming from late spring to autumn, Salvia is known for it’s colourful flowers, which are usually purple, red and blue.
It’s also great if you’re on a budget, since you can pick up the bloom for as little as £5.99 from B&Q, although you should also be able to find it in most garden centres too.
Clematis
If you want to add a bit of height to your garden, Clematis is a great option – and it also won’t break the bank.
You can buy a few different varieties which bloom over different seasons and all look slightly different thanks to their shapes and colours.
Some look more like bells and other can be star-shaped – so pick your favourite and watch them thrive on trellises or fences.
You can by Verve Hardy Clematis for just £7 from B&Q, although it might take some time to train them as they grow up.
Sedum
Also known as stonecrop, this plant is perfect if you’re lacking a green thumb, since it’s pretty low-maintenance and will still thrive in poor conditions.
The hardy succulent offers year-round colour as well as texture to any garden and is a great pick for boarders and containers.
Choose between tall varieties and smaller sizes, all of which attract pollinators so are great for wildlife too.
Phlox
This perennial is great for both beds and boarders and will add a pop of colour to your outdoor space instantly.
Choose from pink, purple, white or red, as well as different upright or creeping varieties.
If you’ve got a lot of ground to cover the creeping variety ideal plant as it spreads fast, leaving gorgeous flowers.
Phlox need a good amount of sunlight to thrive, but can still be planted in partial shade.
It also needs well-drained soil.
July gardening jobs
The Sun's Gardening Editor Veronica Lorraine, has shared the tasks you need to tackle this July in your garden.
1. Prune Wisteria
You should only prune back Wisteria twice a year – and July – or mid summer – is one of those times. After flowering cut back long side shoots to around seven buds.five or six leaves.
2. Pinch out tomatoes
Your tomatoes should be really picking up – so pinch out all the side shoots without flowers – and remove all the leaves that are shading the tomatoes – this will give them maximum light and energy.
3. Keep weeding
Hand weeding and hoeing the surface of the soil will keep your weeds under check.
4. Feed Dahlias
To keep Dahlias flowering until Autumn, you must keep feeding them weekly with a liquid fertliser high in potassium – which encourages blooms.
5. Keep deadheading plants
Keep up with deadheading your bedding plants and perennials – so they keep coming back for the season. With roses make sure you’re deadheading back to a set of five leaves, giving you the best chance of them flowering again.
6. Check on your pond
If you’re lucky enough to have a pond – make sure it’s clear of algae, which can really bloom when the sun beats down.
7. Feed your lawn
Whether that’s with a liquid feed or granules. If you’ve chosen granules try to get them down before the rain comes, so they soak into the soil.
8. Tend to strawberry plants
Cut the leaves off strawberry plants after you’ve picked them – leaving the crown untouched – which should help with next years fruit.
9. Sow extra seeds
July weather is a great time to sow seeds as the warm soil and sunshine is great for germination. Try carrots, winter broccoli and other brassicas.
10. Move young plants into soil
Get any young plants you’ve got left in the greenhouse – like courgettes – into the soil.