MARCH
Garden diary
Chores
And just like that, autumn is upon us, in name if not in actual weather conditions. Perhaps looking a little tired and ragged about the edges after a glorious summer, the garden is preparing to put on its final display before the cold. The leaves are about to colour up; the last of the roses are budding up; and the late-summer perennials are glorious in their finery. Dead-heading prolongs flowering and cutting back perennials does tidy the borders but be sure to leave some blooms for hips and seedheads to form. While birds and insects will appreciate this prolonged food supply, humans can
