
September Garden Jobs 2024
September is a glorious month in the garden, usually with a equal balance of sunshine and rainful, bringing an invigorated sense of life into shrubs, trees and areas of grass that have dried out over summer. Salvias, Fuchsias, Penstemons, Asters, Japanese Anemones, and Rudbeckias are most definitely stars of the month (to name just a few), in full bloom bringing a new vibe to the garden. It is a month of opportunity for new ideas and inspiration with a long check list of things to do to keep your outside space looking neat and tidy. Here are a few ideas to keep you busy in the garden this month.
1.This is the perfect time of year for a re-design for old and new borders. Planting now while the soil is warm and rainful is higher will give all your lovely new plants the perfect time to establish their roots before winter, for healthy growth and great displays in spring and summer. Check out our 'Inspire Me' section for ideas.




4. Now is the time to take cuttings and produce new plants for next year. Use a light and gritty compost mix and water before you start. Choose healthy shoots and cut just below a leaf joint, removing lower leaves on the stem and any flowers. Insert your cuttings and lightly press in to keep them stable. keep out of direct sunlight and ensure compost is kept moist. In a matter of weeks your cuttings should root and will be ready to overwinter in a frost-free greenhouse or conservatory ready for potting up next year.
5. Replace tired summer pots with new plants for autumn such as Japanese Anemone, winter flowering Pansies and Violas, Heuchera, Evergreen Carex, Skimmia, Nandina, Cordyline, Ophiopogon, Imperata and Cyclamen.
6. Lift, divide and replant early to midsummer flowering perennials now for a bigger and better display of colour next year.



12. Collect ripened seedheads from your favourite plants, such as Papaver, Nigella, Echinops, Echinacea, Helianthus. Once the seedheads have become brown, cut them off and keep them in a tray in a warm and sunny locaion until they are fully dried. Shake the seeds out and remove debris. Store in a paper envelope in a dry, cool place.
13. Remove old raspberry canes that have fruited this year and tie in young canes that will fruit next summer.
14. Keep your lawns at their best for winter. Raise the mower height to reduce stress, give the lawn a rake to remove dead grass and debris and aerate with a garden fork allowing for better air flow and rain absorbtion. Give your lawn a final boost after all the hot weather by an applying an autumn lawn feed that is lower in Nitrogen. This will tough up the grass for cold weather. 15. Keep your herb garden at its best by giving some much needed attention to those vigorous growing perennials, such as Creeping Thyme, Marjoram and Mint. These can be cut back, lifted and divided allowing them time to put on new growth that can harden before the plants go dormant. Add some bonemeal fertiliser before replanting to help with root establishment.>