Summer is not as busy as some people think, with garden tasks more maintenance than anything else.
As always, keep weeds under control, lawns trimmed (little and often is best) and pots and food crops watered. Non-container plants in the garden rarely need watering unless they are new. Established shrubs can be left. When watering new plants, water in the evening so it won't evaporate so quickly, and water the roots/ground rather than the leaves.
Continue to feed containers, as well as food crops, and continue sowing the latter. It is also worth sowing a few more annuals now to provide fillers for gaps that might appear later in the year.
As perennials flower and fade, cut them back hard and you should get a second flush of growth. Herbs can also be trimmed to keep them tidy, and the trimmings can be dried or frozen for future use.
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