The vital tasks are daily ones, only once those are completed should you start on the weekly ones, some of which you may have noted already.

Dead head dying flowers unless they’re needed for fruit or seed

The most important of these is to hit windows for sowing and transplanting –so if any are due do these NOW as next week will be too late!

Afterwards sharpen your hoe and weed the beds and borders. Once these are clean clip lawn edges and mow the grass. Dead head dying flowers unless they’re needed for fruit or seed. Collect suitable materials together for composting and move these to your bin. Finally rake or brush paths.

Have a break, sit down and plan before starting on the seasonal tasks due which you have carefully noted down during the week such as summer pruning and fruit thinning..