Around the garden job checklist - week 37

9 - 15 September 2013

It's time to...

Bulk up the compost heap with spent flowerheads and stems from around the garden
Improve drainage on compacted lawns by spiking the ground with a fork or aerator
Cut everlasting flowers and ornamental grasses for drying
Put netting across ponds to stop autumn leaves falling into them and rotting down
Order new turf to lay during damper autumn weather
Choose your bare-root roses and bare-root shrubs for winter planting
Collect, wash and store away canes and plant supports
Check tree ties and plant supports are firmly in place
Trim hedges to keep them neat and to control their size
Blitz leatherjackets (cranefly larvae), found now on lawns, with a suitable insecticide or biological control