End-of-season jobs
By Mary Whiting, keen gardener and early years consultant
All gardens need 'putting to bed' for winter; do it now before the weather gets cold and wet.
* Cut the stems of perennial flowering plants down to about 15cm. Chop up and compost them, perhaps saving woody ones for a November bonfire. Save peeled 'honesty' seed pods for silvery indoor decorations.
* Dig up any remaining potatoes; chop up the stems for compost.
* Remove and compost summer annuals, including vegetables such as tomatoes, aubergines, beans and peas; chop up and compost.
* Cut the fruited, brown raspberry canes down to the ground; tie in the new green canes.
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