Keep Marigolds blooming until the frost arrives. Feed, water and pick faded blooms. Shelter frost-tender plants or over winter cuttings.
Lift and divide plants that have finished blooming. Divide and re plant Daisies, Callas and Day Lilies every few years for best bloom.
Remove suckers from Roses and Lilac. Spray or dust Roses to discourage mildew.
October is a good month to transplant Perennials. Enrich beds with organic soil amendment, mulch your border with home made or bought compost .
Protect or lift tender perennials for winter storage, bring in tender perennials, trim and store in a frost-free place .
Start a new compost heap
Compost summer bedding and plant up containers with bulbs and winter bedding
Plant bulbs in the garden.
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