Spike lawns with a garden fork to improve drainage and aeration. Wash and clean bird feeders and bird tables. Clean

Now is the time for pruning. Cutting back summer side-shoots to 2 or 3 buds on wisteria. Cutting away diseased

Lift the last of your leeks and parsnips before the soil becomes frozen. If you haven’t already, cut down dead

If you haven’t already done so, clean out the greenhouse thoroughly. Wash glass, the floor and the staging with disinfectant

Plant tulip bulbs now ready for a spring display next year. There’s still time to plant daffodil bulbs and other

If you haven’t already aerated your lawn, there’s still time to do it before winter sets in. You can use