Today 
It's time to...
Use a fork or hollow-tined aerator to spike lawns and improve drainage - Dig up and pot up tender perennials to bring indoors for winter protection
- Raise the cutting height when mowing the lawn
- Apply an autumn lawn food
- Cover ponds with netting to stop leaves falling in
- Remove pumps and filters from ponds and water features
- Empty ceramic and glazed pots to store under cover for winter
- Collect any fallen leaves smothering alpines and other plants
- Order roses, hedging and fruit trees for winter planting
- Retrieve plant supports from flower beds, clean and store away
