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Ornamental garden in October
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Generally this month is about tidying up before winter sets in, and planting various perennials and shrubs before the soil cools down; e.g.
Continue dead-heading fading blooms, and supress weeds by hoeing.
Cut down and lift Dahlia plants after they have been blackened by frost.
Cut down Phlox after flowering.
Protect Agapanthus crowns & Eucalyptus with a layer of bracken, straw or cloches.
Protect rockery/alpine plants from winter rains with cloches
Mulch Aubretia.
Prepare site for wallflower (cheiranthus) before planting.
Lift Crocosmia and place under cover.
Collect Gunnera seed if ripe. |
Week 40 - 30th to 5th |
Apply proprietary rose fungicide to deter disease infections such as mildew and black spot forming on established roses.
Divide established Allium, Aquilegia, Centaurea, Convallaria, Dicentra, Echinops, Hesperis, Lamium, Polygonatum, Potentilla & Sedum plants.
Sow lily bulbils.
Plant out; Acer, Achillea, Aconitum, Agrostemma, Alchemilla, Anchusa, Bellis, Berberis, Centaurea, Chionodoxa, Clematis, Clerodendrum, Colutea, Deutzia, Dicentra, Dictamnus, Digitalis, Echinacea, Echinops, Eryngium, Fatsia, Genista, Hamamelis, Heathers, Hellebores, Hemerocallis, Hesperis, Heuchera, Hibiscus, Hydrangeas, Jasmine, Laburnum, Lamium, Lupins, Lythrum, Narcissii, Pansy, Philadelphus, Physostegia, Pieris, Platycodon, Polygonatum, Poppy, Potentilla, Roses, Saxifraga, Sedum, Sidalcea, Sweet William & Wisteria.
Ease back on the watering of Alstroemeria.
Fetch Camellias indoors for winter protection.
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