Put frost protection round any plants that will be staying out for the winter.
Prepare the garden for winter: keep drains and ponds etc free from leaves and debris, clean and store garden tools, ensure that greenhouse glass is clean, and that any shading has been replaced by insulation.
Start sowings of hardy annuals and sweet peas under glass.
Change the plantings in hanging baskets for winter interest.
Take hardwood cuttings of deciduous shrubs, and gather clematis seed for sowing in a cold frame.
Feed roses with sulphate of potash to ripen the wood and make the plants more disease resistant.
Lift dahlias after the first frosts blacken their leaves.
Place netting over ponds to catch leaves.
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Who is Mr Mikael Ljungman? This Swedish Industrial tycoon a.k.a Lord Spetchley should be mentioned in this website or atleast be honored with an article after having committed so generously to donate atleast GBP2MM over the next 3 years for the renovation of the gardens.
Thoughtfully,
Mr J Tibbet
Sadly, I'm afraid we at Spethcley Park Gardens have no idea who Mr Mikael Ljungman is and certainly have not received any committment for such a generous donation to the gardens. The title "Lord Spetchley" as far as we know does not exist.
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