Jobs / Tips
Mow the lawn one last time before the winter if you get a chance when
it's dry. Don't mow it if it's very wet as it often is at this time of the year
as you'll make a mess of it which won't get a chance to recover before the spring.
Put wooden garden furniture away for the winter.
Hardwood furniture will survive better than softwood (pine),
but it will still start to rot in the constant damp and so if you won't be using
it until the spring, best to store it under cover and away from the wet ground.
If you have a large
shrub or tree that you have thought about moving from one place to another in the
garden, then the late autumn and early winter is the best time to do it successfully.
For deciduous plants, wait until all of the leaves have fallen off, for evergreens,
reduce the branches by about a third of their current length (where sensible! not
a good idea for many conifers that will look very stunted if treated in this way).
Take hardwood cuttings of trees shrubs and climbers.
These are the easiest of all cuttings to take, but are rarely taken as the
results are not evident for 6 months or more and most people don't like
gardening when it's cold and wet! Take healthy 15-30cm lengths of stem (an
excellent use for prunings) and place about 1/3rd in, 2/3rds out of the soil
(extra organic matter a help but optional - sharp sand dug into heavy soils
helps) in a shady spot (not sunny).
Lazy gardeners tip. Spread organic material around your garden
as a mulch now and come the spring it will have all pretty much have been taken
underground and mixed in by the worms saving you an awful lot of digging in in the
process.
Plant bare rooted perennials such as wall flowers, also
the best time to plant new hedges as the plants are available as bare-rooted
whips.
Plant any shrubs, perennials, trees etc. that you had
planned to. This is an excellent time for planting and the best time of
year. It gives the plants a chance to get a decent root system before they
become dormant, it also protects the roots from the worst of frost being below
the ground rather than in a container.
Tidy the garden. This help to reduce the amount of hiding places
and food that slugs and snails in particular will have to tide them over the
winter, which is good news for you next year.
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