This week’s jobs around the garden

If you’re starting the garden from scratch, then remember that a garden full of deciduous trees and shrubs will give lots of autumn colour, but will be totally bare for the winter.

Similarly, a garden full of evergreen specimens will give plenty of winter greenery but none of the fantastic seasonal displays of deciduous trees.

It is best to use a mixture of the two for best effect. Look at creating a focal point to an area of your garden by using a good plant combination.