If you’re new to the monthly gardening guide, a very warm welcome. Here you will find the top gardening 5 jobs you can be getting in with, in your garden, in November.
Each month, avid gardener, Jenny from @thelaundrygarden shares her top 5 gardening tips for the month.
Jenny and her husband Tom tend to just under 3 acres of breath-taking garden, including a stunning 1-acre walled garden.
If you missed last month’s blog, you can read it by clicking here.
Over to you Jenny…
The autumn colours have come later this year. At least two weeks later! Meaning we can enjoy them for most of November!
Our garden is changing by the day, and the tapestry of colours is breathtaking. The weather has significantly cooled off, and the first signs of frost are beginning to appear, along with amazing clear starry skies.
I think this month is an ideal time to think about adding more trees and shrubs, that will produce vibrant rich colours to the garden.
If you’re looking for some inspiration it’s definitely worth visiting gardens with lots of Autumn and winter interest that will provide endless inspiration.
I highly recommend Bodnant Gardens in North Wales.
Another wonderful place for a November show is Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire
~ 1. Order and plant bare-root roses ~
Between November and March is recommended to be the best time to plant bare-root roses ~ plus they’re a little cheaper than pot bought ones too.
A couple of tips when buying and planting out.
a. Make sure you have a hole dug and ready for your rose, or a place with some loose soil where it can sit in temporarily, as it’s extremely important that the roots don’t dry out.
b. Never plant a new rose in the place of where an old rose has been. There is no precise evidence as to why but it is said that the soil can become sick with what is called ‘rose plant disease’.
If you really must, then it is recommended that the soil be replaced with fresh to prevent future problems. Click here for more information.
~ 2. Insulate pots ~
With imminent dropping in temperatures, it is well worth looking after your bigger pots, and the plants within them.
Keep in mind that not all pots are frost proof. What’s easy to forget, is that when the soil within the pot becomes wet and frosted, it can expand and crack the pot it sits in and the plant that’s within it!
So, it’s well worth checking your pots are not sitting on the ground, by lifting them with a few little pieces of brick.
You can also protect the outside from frost damage by using hessian sacking.
~ 3. Plant your tulips ~
Between November and January is the best time to plant out your Tulips.
The ground needs to have had a good frost on it to kill off any disease like tulip fire.
If you’re planting them into pots, then make sure they are planted the depth of at least three times the size of the bulb size and have a good amount of drainage and grit at the base of the pot.
When planting in the ground, make sure they sit on top of some coarse grit, especially if you’re on clay ground to help prevent them from rotting in prolonged wet conditions. Click here for more tips on planting tulips.
~ 4. Clear leaves from plants and lawns ~
It’s important to do this on plants, mainly the smaller ones that can become smothered by leaves, as this will prevent them from attracting slugs.
With lawns, removing the leaves will prevent them from becoming patchy where the leaves have starved the grass of light.
~ 5. Lift Dahlias ready to store for the winter ~
As soon as the frosts turn the Dahlia flowers black, this indicates it’s time to lift them. If you are lucky enough to have dry ground that doesn’t get waterlogged you may get away with cutting them to the ground, piling a bucket of mulch on top and leaving them in the ground overwinter.
If not and you also have some in pots, then I recommend you lift and store them. Here’s the best way to do it: How to lift dahlias.
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Another helpful list of gardening tips from Jenny there! As always huge thanks to Jenny for putting the list together. I can’t believe we only have 1 more list of jobs before the year is out.
I have to say I’ve never spent more time in my garden in Autumn as I have done this year which is partly down to Jenny’s amazing tips and the milder weather we’ve experienced this year. I’m not very happy when I’m cold!
Within the 3 acres of land that Jenny and her husband Tom, care for, they have also built The Laundry Retreat.
The retreat consists of 2 luxury roundhouses that have been specifically designed just for adults. Offering a wonderfully romantic setting, in a beautiful rural location.
We were extremely lucky to have the opportunity to stay in one of the roundhouses and you can read all about our stay here.
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