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How many trees can you name? Do you recognise a tree variety from its leaves, nuts or seeds? I think we all wish we had better knowledge of our natural surroundings, and this month could give you the chance to get to know your green neighbourhood giants a little better!
Lawns – so it’s a busy time on your lawn in October, but here’s a tip to make life easier! For those final mowings of the season, use the mower to shred the leaves and add organic humus to the lawn – it saves you the problem of sweeping them up!
Ah, September—the month of mellow fruitfulness and a key time for lawn care. I’m Monty, here to help you prep your lawn for the cooler months ahead.
September is with us and suddenly there is a subtle change as harvesting starts to take over from propagation in how you spend your time in your garden!
We have had some well needed rain down here in the south-west and in my opinion, vegetables are cropping that bit earlier and the same is true for flowers blooming!
But the year moves on, so let’s see what tasks await us in our September garden!
Our gardening year moves into October and the daylength shortens as inevitably winter approaches.
There are however plenty of tasks that need our attention for this month, so let’s take a look at what we need to do in the various areas of our garden.
November is a good time for contemplation. Take a good luck at your lawns. Happy with them? If not, look at an action plan for next year in terms of what needs doing and when.
There are some good companies operating nationally who will come and renovate your lawn and carry out all maintenance leaving you to do just the mowing to do!
Remove the last fading blooms from roses and cut back taller stems by half to prevent winter ‘wind rock’ from loosening the plants roots.
Petrol is changing to E10 this September in the UK. But what does that mean for your Mountfield lawnmower?