Autumn tasks in the grarden

• Monitor weather forecasts.  If frost is due cover sensitive plants with sacking, straw or netting.
• Prepare soil for next year - Add compost and dig over heavy soil over the autumn months
• Cuttings can be taken from shrubs
• Do not cut grass as often and raise the cutting height
• Aerate, rake and top dress lawns to remove any moss
• Plant trees and shrubs
• Trim hedges
• Collect seeds in say a paper enveloped and store in an airtight container
• Plant spring flowering garden bulbs
• Plant spring cabbage, overwintering onions, garlic
• Clean old plant pots and seed trays
• Maintain garden tools
• Provide food for wildlife, particularly birds
• Try building a hedgehog box
• Make a leaf pile for hibernating mammals and ground feeding birds