Prepare celery trenches, digging in plenty of compost.

Move deciduous trees or shrubs provided the soil is fit to work.

Take root cuttings from oriental poppies, Primula denticulata, brunnera, gaillardia and many other plants.

If frost threatens, wrap sacking or bubble wrap around terracotta and ceramic containers to prevent them from freezing, or move them closer to the house.

Check stored tender bulbs and corms to make sure none have gone rotten. If they have, ditch them.