Jobs to do in the garden this month…
Divide herbaceous perennials, this ensures healthy plants and gives you more plants
Net ponds before leaf fall gets underway
Clean out cold frames and greenhouses so that they are ready for use in the autumn
Plant spring flowering bulbs
Clear your annuals as they go over and add them to the compost heap
Get Wallflowers in place now to enable them to get their roots down well before flowering
Top up ponds and bird baths regularly
Trim lavendar plants after they’ve finished flowering to keep them compact
Put out wild birdfood for hungry birds
Dead-head your roses if they’re repeat-flowering types
Prune all summer flowering shrubs, such as climbing hydrangaeas, once the blooms are finished
Spray roses showing signs of disease, such as black spot, powdery mildew or rust
Continue to feed and deadhead hanging baskets and container annuals
Water evergreen shrubs thoroughly this month to make sure next year’s buds develop well
Gail Sheppard