What to plant in July | Winter planting guide

July Planting Overview —

Here are some general planting recommendations, along with edible plants to be sowing in July.

Trees & hedging

Plant hedging and larger screening trees, ready for them to get growing as soon as spring arrives.

Strawberries

Get your strawberry plants in, so you’ll have plenty to harvest over summer. Plant about 5 plants per person so you’ve got enough for everyone. Add a clean layer of pea straw around the plants.

Winter is a great time to be dividing strawberry plants, and sharing among other gardeners is even more important now with the current strawberry plant shortage that you may have heard about. Also keep an eye out for plants at your local small nurseries who grow their own.

Flowering plants

Winter is the best time to plant roses, with lots available in garden centres and online now. 

For winter colour: Pansies, sweet peas, stock, lobelia, cineraria and of course hellebores. 

Sow for spring

Sow flowers and hardy edibles ready to for springtime. [ Find out what to plant in July here. ]