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October jobs:

  • Rake up fallen leaves and clear up garden
  • Dig over empty areas of soil
  • Finish planting evergreens
  • Give hedges a last trim if necessary
  • Plant new climbers and perennials
  • Lift and store dahlias and summer flowering bulbs
  • Tidy ponds and remove pump from water
  • Make new lawns from turf

     

September jobs:

  • Start clearing summer debris.
  • Start planting new trees, shrubs and perennials.
  • Plant Spring flowering plants
  • Lift tender plants and bring them under cover
  • Plant up container with Spring bedding
  • Sow or turf new lawns
  • Net ponds to keep out leaves
  • Creosote fences and sheds
  • Good time to get soft landscaping ideas off the ground