Flowers garden job checklist - week 37

9 - 15 September 2013

It's time to...

Take cuttings from pansies and violas
Pot up tender perennials grown outside and bring under cover when cold nights are forecast
Prune rambling roses after flowering
Grow bulbs in aquatic baskets ready to drop into gaps in the border in spring
Rake autumn leaves from lawns and pick them out of borders
Plant new climbers and shrubs into soil that's well dug over and enriched with compost
Spray Michaelmas daisies with fungicide to prevent mildew
Cut down annuals when they've faded, adding them to the compost heap
Plant crocus, fritillaries and other dwarf bulbs to naturalise in lawns and under trees
Plant out spring bedding, including wallflowers, forget-me-nots and pansies