October

Garden Tasks for October

• Lift tubers that will be harmed by frost, including Cannas

• Lift and pot up tender perennials, to protect them over winter.

• If you haven't already, take in any houseplants/conservatory plants that have outside.

• Wrap fleece or straw around large tender perennials, such as banana plants.

• Plant evergreen shrubs and conifer hedges while the soil is still warm.

• Divide herbaceous perennials.

• Plant spring-flowering bulbs

• Remove pot saucers to prevent waterlogging over winter.

• Collect seed from perennials.

• This is a good time to take hardwood cuttings and cuttings of woody herbs such as rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus) and lemon verbena (Aloysia citrodora).