Daily Mail journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission - learn moreSummer can be one of the best - and worst - times for your garden. While the hotter months bring plentiful fruits and veggies, it can also be a tricky time for more delicate flowers and grassy areas that are more susceptible to dehydration.To help you create and complete your summer gardening checklist, we've spoken to gardener, author and firefighter Jonny Hincks.Jonny, who goes by @gardenwithjonny on Instagram and TikTok, and has a whopping two million followers, recently spoke to the Daily Mail about his favourite garden tips and tricks and common gardening mistakes that can hold people back over the summer months. The Daily Mail speaks to Jonny Hincks who gives us his top tips and mistakes to watch out for.What are your three top tips for a thriving garden this summer, and what are some mistakes people tend to make?'Well, I think one of the first things is people water little and regularly, where I would say water not as often, but really water deeply. So you want your roots to really try and find the water. The problem with watering little and often, the roots tend to just stay at the top of the surface, and they dry out really quickly as well. So give them a really good drink twice a week, maybe.''Feeding as well. Especially if you've got roses that like a lot of food. People forget to feed their plants or just think, 'Oh, I won't bother'.''I would say good tools are really important too. Getting your hands on something like the Bypass Auto Pruners is important, especially if you're going to be out there pruning your flowers a lot. It can really hurt your hands, and I know I quite like the gym, but even then, sometimes my hands struggle in the garden. It saves the back, it saves the hands from carpal tunnel. I'm no spring chicken anymore either, so I need to keep an eye on my joints.''I'd say cutting your lawn too short is another mistake people make. I think a lot of people think oh it's the summer, I'll get my lawn real short. The problem with doing that is it can dry out really quickly as well, and then it can brown really quickly, especially if you have a little bit of a heat wave. Don't cut your lawn too short. If anything, in the summer I actually cut my lawn slightly higher.' Jonny Hincks Jonny Hincks is a gardener and authorJonny Hincks, known online as @gardenwithjonny is a gardener, influencer, author and professional firefighter.He's passionate about the great outdoors and comes from a family of gardeners. Through his videos and book, Jonny has helped thousands of people improve their gardens. What are some of the most common questions you get asked?'I think people struggle with shade in the garden, and they ask me a lot of the time what sort of shady plants would do well. Now, I'm a little bit of a sucker for a woodland border.''So you've got things like hostas, you've got things like acer trees to add some sort of form to your shaded border. You've got hellebores. There are so many different little plants that you can put into the shaded border.'Do you have any go-to brands or products you can't go without?'When it comes to products I genuinely use in my own garden, I'm quite selective. Because I'm often away filming, travelling or working as a firefighter, one of the best products I own is my Husqvarna Automower. It keeps the lawn looking consistently tidy without me having to think about it, and there's nothing better than coming home after a few days away to a lawn that's already been cut. For tools, I couldn't be without a good pair of secateurs, a hori hori knife and a solid spade. They're the three things I reach for more than anything else and cover the majority of jobs around the garden.' 'For feeding plants, I've had great results using Envii products. I regularly use their general plant feeds throughout the growing season, and I'm a big fan of Envii Feed & Protect on my hostas. It feeds the plants while helping to make the foliage less appealing to slugs, which is a huge benefit when you're growing plants that are usually a magnet for slug damage. The product works by supplying essential micronutrients while also helping deter slugs without relying on traditional slug pellets.''One thing I think many beginners waste money on is buying lots of different miracle products before getting the basics right. In most cases, I'd rather spend money on high-quality peat-free compost than a shelf full of specialist treatments. Good compost improves the foundation for everything else you're growing and often delivers better results than chasing quick fixes.''If I could recommend just one product to beginner gardeners, it would actually be a mechanical weed puller. As someone who loves lawn care, I know weeds are one of the biggest frustrations people face. A good weed puller makes it easy to remove weeds from the root without chemicals, and it's one of those tools that gives instant satisfaction and visible results.'Are there any affordable hacks or cheap products people have lying around that can come in useful for gardening?'Yes, so I recommend just keeping yoghurt pots. I'm coming up to the season where I'm going to start sowing some foxgloves, and if you keep your yoghurt pots, they're perfect little seed trays. And not only that, you're recycling plastic as well, which I really think is important nowadays.'What's the most expensive gardening purchase you've made, and do you regret it?'I've got to say my shed. It's probably the most expensive thing I've bought myself, but I don't regret it at all. From my videos, you can probably see I like standing on top of my shed a little bit.''The thing is, storage is a really big thing in people's gardens nowadays. I'm a bit geeky, and I've actually got a place for every single tool in my shed. I think everyone needs some sort of storage space within the garden.'