● Finish taking late cuttings from fuchsias, verbena and other tender perennials.
● Lift tender perennials such as argyranthemums and pelargoniums, to be overwintered under cover.
● Bring in house plants that have been standing outdoors in the summer, before they succumb to cooler weather.
● Plant daffodil bulbs, which begin their root growth earlier than most bulbs.
● Plant out spring-flowering biennials including wallflowers and forget-me-nots in their positions.
● Store apples and pears for use over the winter.
● Continue to pick sweet peas to encourage further flowers.
● Plant dwarf bulbs such as crocus in lawns and grassy banks and scillas and chionodoxas in pots.
● Protect the ripening fruit of plums and cherries from birds and squirrels. Pick the fruit as it becomes ripe but watch out for wasps when picking.
● Visit dahlia shows to identify new varieties you’d like to grow.
● Lift and divide five-year-old clumps of perennial herbs such as bergamot and lemon balm, discarding the old woody centres and replanting in new positions.
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