Garden tips

Seasonal advice for your garden

What to do month by month, plus tips from our team to keep your garden looking its best.

What to plant now

Your garden in September

A quick guide to what to sow, plant and do this month.

Sow

  • Hardy salad leaves
  • Green manures on bare soil

Plant

  • Spring bulbs (daffodils, crocus)
  • New lawns & turf
  • Spring cabbages

Prune & tidy

  • Trim hedges a final time
  • Cut back faded perennials

Jobs to do

  • Scarify & aerate the lawn
  • Start autumn tidy
  • Plant out spring bedding