Today 
Job of the week
Take root cuttings
Winter is the ideal time to propagate perennials from root cuttings. Follow our step-by-step guide and you'll have plenty of new plants to beef up your borders in spring.
Takes just: 30 minutes
Flowers
- Plant heathers and trailing ivy in pots for winter colour
- Cut down faded stems on rudbeckia and Shasta daisies
- Finish planting tulips as soon as possible
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Fruit and veg
- Clear away climbing beans
- Plant new fruit trees and bushes
- Check fruits in storage
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Greenhouse
- Keep pelargoniums looking good into winter
- Clean glazing to let in the maximum amount of light
- Wash pots and trays
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Around the garden
- Move worm compost bins under cover for winter
- Empty glazed and ceramic pots that aren't frost-proof
- Order farmyard manure or mushroom compost
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