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September Gardening To-Do List By Rachael – Content Editor Published 6th August 2021 Plant Autumn bedding such as Winter-flowering pansies. If your flower beds and plant pots are looking a little past their best, why not spruce them up with a fresh set of bedding plants that will last the colder months? We would recommend […]

There is plenty to be done in September while you’re enjoying the last of the summers sun, harvesting crops and tidying up plants will keep you busy this month. Get planting: Now is the time to start planting your autumn bedding such as winter flowering pansies. Be prepared: Cover any ponds before autumn leaf fall, […]

The “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” begins with September, and how apt, as it is the heart of the harvest, with a large variety of both fruit and vegetables flowing in from the garden and allotment.  It is also a time of change as fading summer bedding plants are pulled up to make way […]

The “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” begins with September, and how apt, as it is the heart of the harvest, with a large variety of both fruit and vegetables flowing in from the garden and allotment. It is also a time of change as fading summer bedding plants are pulled up to make way […]

General Jobs Remove the shading from greenhouses to let in as much light as possible on dull Winter days. Any summer containers that have finished can now be planted up with spring bulbs and winter bedding. Added colour and interest can be giving by adding half hardy cyclamen, heathers and trailing ivies. Dig up tired […]