Laurel Farm

Kitchen Garden
Check stakes on fruit trees and ties are not too tight
Cut out fruited raspberry canes and tie in new ones
Order and plant new fruit trees and bushes
Take hardwood cuttings from currants and gooseberries
Plant winter lettuces in cloches
Stake large brussel sprouts in exposed sites
Cut down and remove foliage of asparagus
Sow overwintering onions and garlic
 

Flower Garden
Clear summer bedding from beds and pots and compost
Plant out wallflowers and sweet williams
Continue planting spring bulbs
Dig up and store dahlias tubers and gladiolus corms
Protect tender plants like gunnera and tree ferns etc
Plant herbaceous perennials in light soils
 

Lawns
Continue laying lawns if weather permits
Rake leaves from lawns and compost
Scarify the lawn if not done in September
Avoid mowing very wet grass; if dry set blades high before cutting
 

Gardening will be very much dependent on the weather in your area with the timings given as a guide only