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 Cut
back herbaceous perennials which are entering their
dormant winter phase.
Purchase
Christmas Lily bulbs and plant them without delay.
Plant
out cineraria seedlings for brilliant mid to late winter
colour.
Plant
citrus trees. New season citrus plants are in nurseries
now.
Plant
peas, oats, lupins or broad beans as a green manure crop
in the vegetable garden.
Plant
conifers.
Divide
hostas.
Plant
out strawberry beds.
Lift
and divide perennials that require attention.
Plant
tulip bulbs. Hyacinths can also be planted in May.
Collect
oak leaves for compost and leaf mould.
Fertilise
jonquils in bud.
Plant
seedlings of pansies, polyanthus, primroses and primulas.
Go
walking in the early morning to see mushrooms and fairy
rings. Look under oak trees especially for the large red
and white spotted Fly Agaric, but remember they are very
poisonous!
Prepare
beds for winter rose planting.
Protect
emerging orchid flower spikes from snails and
millipedes.
Add
foliage from finished vegetable crops to the compost
bin. Dig in bean plants to increase nitrogen in the
soil.
Clear
autumn leaves from gutters.
Make
rose hip jam or syrup.
Move
indoor plants away from heaters and ducted heating
vents.
Construct
an arbour for climbing roses.
Prune
Callistemons lightly.
Cut
tall stems of Cannas off at ground level.
Liquid
feed seedling annuals before the cold really sets in.
Reduce
watering and feeding of chrysanthemums when buds are
showing colour.
Prune
back Plectranthus ecklonii hard as flowering
finishes.
Move
plants that are growing in the wrong spot.
Plant
lilium bulbs.
Protect
flowering tree dahlias from wind damage.
Cut
back the spent stems of Japanese windflowers and asters.
Disbud
camellias to achieve fewer but better quality blooms.
Fertilise
cyclamen plants.
Begin
applying bluing powder (aluminium sulphate) to
hydrangeas to promote true blue flowers.
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