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Do you have an autumn clear-up in your garden? Do you cut down all your herbaceous stuff so that everything is tidy for the winter or do you leave everything until the new year? Most people nowadays leave it until later to give food for small birds

doors closed, has caused a build up of algae. So, the glazing will have to be cleaned again. Once that’s done, I’ll take the opportunity to tidy beneath the benches, to deprive the mice of hiding places. I’m determined to keep the greenhouse mouse

again very quickly. I really must tidy it up, throw away the clutter that really won’t be used, and create a practical storage space that is once again a pleasure to use.Throwing things away is one of the hardest things in the world. Those useful bits

The weather outside is frightful: rainy, cold and in every way disgusting. It may well be that by the time you read this the weather might be balmy in your part of the country but, just in case…What can the diligent and conscientious gardener do

I recently undertook a spot of tidying in one of my flowerbeds. Generally I avoid clearing up too early in winter, and I don’t remove too much old growth, as retaining it can limit plant damage during late-winter cold snaps.Usually, after spending