Flowers garden job checklist - week 38

10 - 16 September 2012

It's time to...

Buy tulips now while they're fresh in garden centres, but hold off planting till next month
Plant daffodils, hyacinths and crocus in pots
Lift and pot up tender perennials to protect over winter
Clear away faded summer bedding and annuals, composting the plants
Fork over bare patches ready for planting spring bulbs
Lift tubers of dahlias, gladioli, and begonias, clean them off and store them in dry compost in a cool, frost-proof place
Sow sweet peas in pots and protect the plants in a frame over winter
Sow hardy annuals in borders for earlier flowers next summer
Prune tall rose bushes and standard roses to reduce wind rock
Pinch out sweet pea seedling tips for bushier plants and more flowers next year