By November the garden is well and truly into its dormant season. The days are short, though some of the sturdiest and most resilient short-day flowers like chrysanthemums may still be clinging on. You may also have the last of the autumn hips and berries on roses, rowans, hawthorns and blackthorns. And although these can all be pruned now, it’s best to wait for wildlife to finish off the fruits before you start.
This period of dormancy gives us gardeners licence to be bolder with our actions and to re-jig, such as cherries and plums, to reduce the risk of silver leaf disease.
