Autumn leaves are falling
As winter creeps closer, those who enjoy gardening settle in to a list of essential tasks.
Clearing falling leaves and dead plants are among those, and they are tasks that will help gardens survive during the colder months. Leaves and dead plants can easily be mulched and spread back on to gardens as frost protection, or turned into compost.
Other suggestions from Metropol:
- Give hedges a final trim.
- Raise the cutting height of lawn mowers for the last cuts and sow or turf new lawns.
- Start planting new roses, hardy climbers, shrubs, trees and perennials while the ground is still warm.
- Begin winter digging, especially on heavy soils that are best left rough and exposed to frost.
- Clean out greenhouse, cold frames and cloches. Wash and dry pots and trays, and store neatly.
- Prick out and pot up seedlings and rooted cuttings.
- Move outdoor containers under cover before hard weather, or insulate them where they stand.
- Repair fences, gates, decking and other wooden structures while the timber is dry.
- Order seeds.
- Check plants for problems, especially diseases.
