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Pruning Trees if your trees need pruning, but are to big for you to tackle safely, get a tree surgeon in before they get too booked up ..... |
Tulips
if you delayed planting of tulips bulbs, start planting now, as the cooler soil helps trigger root growth later plantings deters disease known as tulip fire |
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Summer Flowering Bulbs order catalogues now to help you choose your summer bulbs they will be available in garden centres early next year, online is cheaper ..... |
Winter
Bedding
plant your winter bedding in the next couple of weeks dont leave it to late, heathers, violas, winter pansys and bellis look great in pots and borders |
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Penstemons dont cut penstemons back until spring just deadhead the faded flower heads to keep the plant looking tidy until spring ..... |
Composting
you can cut down faded herbacious perennials now, put them onto the compost heap, but make sure you mix them with softer material, mix regular |
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Mint plant a few mint runners in pots, and bring them into the kitchen window sill, for new potatoes spearmint is best, wooly leaved mint for mint sauce is best ..... |
Leaves
rake up fallen leaves regularly, this helps prevent the spread of disease, like black spot or scab, bin diseased leaves dont compost them |
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Rabbits, Deer and Squirrels small mammels can damage trees and shrubs at this time of year, they gnaw the bark around the base, place guards now for protection ..... |
Winter
Colour
it's a great time to pot up winter baskets, tubs troughs and window boxes, small conifers ivies pansies, polyanthus and cyclamen are great |
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Alpines alpines growing in rockeries and containers should be cleared of fallen autumn leaves regular, alpines and small plants rot if covered in damp leaves ..... |
Cyclamen
you can sow seeds in pots using seed and cutting compost, once the seeds germinate they take an amazing 14 months to flower |
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Foxes now its getting colder foxes are really on the scrounge because wild food is becoming scarce dont leave any rubbish bags outside ..... |
Hippeastrum
bring hippeastrum (amaryllis) into active growth now, place bulbs into multi purpose compost so the top half is showing, water once a week |
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Hibernation mammels such as hedgehogs and squirrels will be going into hibernation this month, check piles of logs or leaves just in case its a cosy winter bed ..... |
Frosty
Mornings
avoid walking accross your lawn on frosty mornings you risk damaging the grass and ending up with brown patches on your green turf |
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Compost Heap if you haven't already done so, you should think about covering your compost heap to keep the heat in during winter use old carpet it's ideal ..... |
Barley
Straw in Ponds
many gardeners use barley straw to control algae in ponds in spring, it breaks down and releases hydrogen peroxide, remove it over winter |
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Christmas Roses hellebores also known as christmas roses don't usually flower by christmas, but you can bring them on by putting them in a warm greenhouse now ..... |
Shrubs
summer flowering shrubs such as buddlia davidii and lavatera can be cut back now by half their height to prevent wind rock |
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Cacti & Succulents cacti & succulents need a period of dormancy keep compost dry and don't feed over winter they can be brought back into growth in spring ..... |
Poinsettias
dont even think about buying poinsettias for an outdoor stall the change in temperature when you get home will make them drop leaves |
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