Sorting out beds and borders

 Remove old plants, feed soil and then plan ahead

BORDERS will soon start to look pretty scrappy and drab over the next few weeks, so think about what you want to do next. Removing summer bedding and replacing it with autumn and spring varieties always helps cheer up the end of the year.

Autumn bedding including primulas, violas and pansies and biennial wallflowers and sweet Willliams, is also sold as winter and spring bedding, and is an easy and economical way of brightening borders, patio containers and hanging baskets.

It’s also time to start cutting back fading perennials to keep them neat and healthy, and don’t forget to clean their canes and supports afterwards..