Gardening in October
Practical gardening advice for British gardens.
Find out what to plant, prune and fix this week. Every guide is written for UK soil, weather and growing seasons.
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Your garden this weekend.
Three timely jobs, matched to the season and the latest UK forecast.
This month
What to do in October
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Seasonal picks.
Poinsettia Care: Keep It Red Past Christmas
Poinsettia care for UK homes: how to choose a healthy plant, where to put it, how to water it, why leaves drop, and how to get it red again next year.
Ellen Willmott: 5 Warley Place lessons
Explore Ellen Willmott's Warley Place through five practical garden lessons, with seasonal planting advice and a simple small-border plan.
Monty Don's 15 Best Gardening Tips, Ranked
Monty Don's best gardening tips in his own words, ranked: mulching, peat-free, leafmould, tulips, dahlias, long grass and more, with a month-by-month plan.
Hever Church Gill: 3 Garden-Zone Lessons
Learn how Church Gill's contrasting garden conditions inform practical checks for light, moisture, foliage and transitions in your garden.
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The practical questions UK gardeners are reading about right now.
How to Grow Dahlias in the UK
How to Store Apples and Pears at Home
Autumn Sowing Sweet Peas for Earlier Flowers
When to Plant Daffodil Bulbs in the UK
How to Insulate a Greenhouse for Winter
How to Overwinter Plants in the UK
Winter Containers That Look Good Until March
Autumn Onion Sets for an Early Crop
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Growing vegetables
Sowing, feeding and harvesting advice for UK plots.
Growing fruit
Fruit trees, soft fruit and berries for British gardens.
Flowers and plants
Choose plants and keep them healthy through every season.
Lawn care
Practical fixes for feeding, mowing, weeds and bare patches.
Garden design
Plan practical, attractive gardens of every size.
Wildlife
Make more room for birds, pollinators and pond life.
Pest control
Identify the cause, then use the least disruptive treatment.
Seasonal calendar
Month-by-month planting and garden task guides.
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How to Make Leaf Mould From Autumn Leaves
How to make leaf mould from fallen leaves in a simple wire bin or bin bags. Which leaves work best, how long it takes and how to use it in the garden.
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Poinsettia Care: Keep It Red Past Christmas
Poinsettia care for UK homes: how to choose a healthy plant, where to put it, how to water it, why leaves drop, and how to get it red again next year.
Open page → Ellen Willmott: 5 Warley Place lessons
Explore Ellen Willmott's Warley Place through five practical garden lessons, with seasonal planting advice and a simple small-border plan.
Open page → Monty Don's 15 Best Gardening Tips, Ranked
Monty Don's best gardening tips in his own words, ranked: mulching, peat-free, leafmould, tulips, dahlias, long grass and more, with a month-by-month plan.
Open page → Hever Church Gill: 3 Garden-Zone Lessons
Learn how Church Gill's contrasting garden conditions inform practical checks for light, moisture, foliage and transitions in your garden.
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Margery Fish: 7 Cottage-Garden Lessons
Borrow Margery Fish's cottage-garden ideas for a small UK plot: a winding path, cosy planted rooms, layered plants and self-seeders kept in check.
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Gertrude Jekyll: 7 Border Design Lessons
Borrow Gertrude Jekyll's best ideas on colour, repetition and seasons to plan a lovely, easy-to-manage 2m x 4m border in your own UK garden.
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Longmeadow After Gardeners' World?
What we actually know about Longmeadow after Gardeners' World, plus a simple four-zone plan for making any big, busy garden easier to look after.
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Greater Plantain in Lawns: Fix the Cause
Greater plantain in your lawn is a sign of trodden, compacted turf. How to spot it, dig out the crown and repair the soil so it doesn't come back.
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Hairy Bittercress: The Exploding Weed
Hairy bittercress flings its seeds across pots, gravel and greenhouse staging. How to spot it, stop it before the pods pop, and eat the peppery leaves.
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Ragwort: Identify and Remove It Safely
Ragwort is poisonous to horses and cattle but great for wildlife. Learn to identify it, when you need to remove it, and how to do it safely.
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Broad-Leaved Dock: Control and Uses
How to get rid of broad-leaved dock for good: dig out the whole tap root, stop it seeding, and when a dock leaf is handy for a nettle sting.
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Creeping Thistle: Identify and Control
Creeping thistle spreads by brittle roots and wind-blown seed. Learn to identify it and starve it out by cutting before it seeds, plus what the law says.
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Cuckoo Spit: What the White Froth Is
That white froth on your lavender is cuckoo spit, made by a harmless froghopper nymph. What it is, why it does no harm and why you can leave it be.
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Harlequin Ladybird vs Native Ladybirds
How to tell a harlequin ladybird from a native 7-spot or 2-spot: check the legs, size and the black M behind the head, and what to do if they come indoors.
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Green Shield Bug: Friend or Foe?
Found a green shield bug on your beans? Here's how to identify the harmless native, why it turns brown in autumn and how to spot the southern green one.
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