Continue to dead-head spent flowers, especially roses and summer bedding.
Make sure you arrange for someone to pop in and water the hanging baskets, greenhouse and veg plot if you are off on holiday. They will also need to keep an eye on any veg that needs picking, such as runner beans.
Check tree ties and stakes for rubbing or constriction. Remove and clean to eliminate overwintering pests.
Keep working with the hoe when the weather is warm enough.
Start taking semi ripe cuttings of fuchsias, penstemon, pelargonium, salvia etc Watch for the fungal infection rust on hollyhocks, pelargoniums etc.
Remove affected foliage and spray with a fungicide.
Start trimming hedges.
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