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Planning and Planting

It’s all change in the garden this month as autumn colour and falling foliage transforms trees and shrubs.  It’s a wonderful sight that brings the gardening year to a spectacular end.  Autumn is a busy season, with plenty to tempt us outside to keep us active, even if early frosts force us to wear lots of layers!

There’s summer bedding to clear away, border perennials to cut down, veg plots to clear, and leaves to collect and convert into valuable leafmould to use for mulching and feeding the soil.

Remember pots and baskets can be planted with evergreens and hardy bedding like pansies and a host of spring flowering bulbs including tulips and narcissus planted for colourful early displays.

Take these colder months to plan and plant!