Here’s What You Can Prepare In Your Garden This November
- This is the month to plant trees. Try the Amelanchier lamarckii, for white blossom in spring, purple berries in summer and luscious autumn foliage.
- Clean down garden furniture, cover and put away for winter.
- Plant Rembrandt tulips. Their flamed and feathered markings make them perfect for pots.
- Raspberries really couldn’t be easier at this time of year: plant bare-root canes of late-fruiting varieties Autumn Bliss or Joan J and have yourself a double crop of sweet fruits: instead of cutting down all the canes in winter, only cut half to give you a summer and an autumn crop.
- Force scented narcissus Paperwhite indoors for Christmas flowering: settle bulbs on a layer of glass marbles or pebbles in clear vases, and keep water level just below base of bulbs.
- Clear up fallen leaves – especially from lawns, ponds and beds.
- Raise containers onto pot feet to prevent water logging. Insulate outdoor containers from frost – bubblewrap works well.
- Put out bird food to encourage winter birds into the garden.
- Use a seasonal bonfire – where this is allowed – to dispose of excess debris unfit for composting
- Pick up diseased leaves from the base of roses to stop them harbouring black spots for next season.
