Jobs around the garden for Autumn time

Autumn colour is the precursor to leaf fall and the annual clean up of fallen debris in the garden.

DO resist the urge to collect fallen leaves from flower and shrub beds as they will improve the soil by breaking down into valuable humus and protect delicate roots and growing tips from the harshest of the winter weather.

However, lawns and garden paths are a different matter. Here, fallen leaves will cut out light to the grass beneath and damage the lawn while creating slip hazards on paths and driveways — so they need to be removed.