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Clear away annual climbers, like sweet peas and morning glory, growing on obelisksPick seedheads and evergreen foliage and mix with fruit such as clementines or limes to make a fresh Christmas wreathMove tubs of shrubs or winter bedding to a

Make last-minute pickings of fresh flowers for the houseSpread compost on to flower beds for worms to work in over winterCollect fallen leaves showing signs of blackspot from around rosesFork compost into borders, but take care not to spike emerging

and other plantsBring potted strawberries under cover to encourage earlier fruitingOrder seeds and make a sowing plan for greenhouse crops and bedding plantsCheck heaters are working efficiently and top up paraffin if necessaryPinch out the tips of autumn

Cut back overgrown honeysucklePick berried winter shrubs, flowers and evergreen leaves for seasonal decorations indoorsPlant bare-rooted hedging, roses, trees and shrubsPick faded flowers and yellowing leaves from pansies and winter bedding

Sow seeds of dwarf and climbing beans in deep pots or cardboard toilet roll tubes filled with compostPlant new asparagus bedsContinue planting potatoes, shallots and onion setsFeed spring cabbage with a high-nitrogen fertiliserRemove forcing jars

-trodden areas of grass to keep the lawn looking at its best.More project ideas to enhance your gardenRepair a worn patch of grassAdd willow edging to bordersMake a raised bedMonty Don demonstrates how to make an alpine path and gravel bed in his video project

water and frozen too as it takes a good while for me to eat a season's corn. Paul doesn't like sweet corn - or so he informed me after we grew an enormous bed of it the year before last! This year we only grew half a bed so about 10 plants and that seems

with them for moisture and nutrients. My plot is certainly far from perfect - it's a constant battle of removing perennial weeds and hoeing annuals in the worst affected areas. I try to weed on a 'little and often' basis; I concentrate on the worst beds

germinated.I've recently installed some raised beds, which should make growing root crops easier. I'm also growing parsnips and carrots in woven polythene planters. Filled with a mixture of some sandy imported soil, a bit of the native soil and a little well

't get caught out by cold winds and chilly nights. Although they're quite small, they'll grow like mad once planted, and will need plenty of room. I usually only put a couple of plants in a 1.2m by 3m bed - any more than that and they start getting out