November Maintenance

What to do in your garden in November

 

·         Plant spring bulbs, especially Tulip bulbs

·         Plant out spring bedding, such as wallflowers and forget-me-not's

·         Start to plant bareroot roses but not in locations where roses have previously been growing as the new roses may then suffer from replant disease

·         Plant heathers, grasses and trailing ivy for winter colour

·         Remove any fallen leaves from the base of roses to reduce the chance of disease

·         Cut back the yellowing foliage of herbaceous perennials, and lift and divide overcrowded clumps

·         Move deciduous trees and shrubs whilst they are dormant but only if they are less than two years old. (You may not be able to remove enough intact rootball for the plants survival if it is older than this)

·         Prune deciduous trees and shrubs

·         Mulch your borders to protect plants and reduce weeds

·         Tie wall climbers and shrubs to their supports to protect them from wind damage

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