September
Continue dead-heading faded flowers.
Scatter wood ash or sulphate of potash on your rose beds and mix in.
Prune hardy herbaceous plants.
Remove fading annuals and plant hardy biennual varietys.
If you have fish, start feeding program for autumn.
Plant-out spring flowering bulbs.
Plant evergreen shrubs in the latter part of the month.
Continue to water the garden during dry spells.
Lawn Care for September
New and Established Lawns.
Aerate, apply washed sharp sand or compost, and scarify ro remove debris.
Re-seed any patches.
Apply fertiliser.
October
Conduct a through weeding at the start of the month to reduce work during the wet months to come.
Plant herbaceous perennials.
Remove any remaining annuals and plant out biennuals and hardy perennials raised from seed.
Thin out any dense patches of water plants in your pond and clean up any litter and leaves from the surface and bottom.
Thin out oxygenating plants. Don't forget to place a net over the pool to protect from falling leaves.
Spray cherries, peaches and nectarines.
Plant out winter and hardy spring vegetables.
Remove dead leaves, and remove any remaining annuals and summer bedding plants.
Dress borders with bone-meal.
Continue to weed and turn beds.
Lawn Care for October
New Lawns.
Mow when 6cm (3 inches) high. Roll to firm seedlings.
Prepare any areas for turfing andfertilise. Lay turf and water regularly to prevent shrinkage.
Established Lawns.
Ensure adequate drainage. Aerate, scarify and treat with fertiliser. Lightly rake to remove fallen leaves.
November
Prepare ground for hedges and plant out early in the month.
Finish weeding & turning beds and leave for weathering over winter.
Plant out hardy perrenial seedlings and dig over beds for next years annuals adding a mix of rotted manure.
Remove old leaves from your pond and thin out oxygenating plants.
Plant out any roses and mix in some bone-meal or peat to the surrounding soil.
Plant fruit trees and bushes, and prune established trees.
Firm down any newly planted plants which may have been lifted by frost.
Dress any heavy soil with lime.
Regularly rake and remove leaves and fallen debris from beds.
Lawn Care for November
New Lawns.
Prepare sites for spring sowing.
Established Lawns.
Continue to aerate.. Apply fertiliser. Make final cut and service your equipment. Lightly rake to remove fallen leaves.
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