by Janis on 30th October 2026 / 0 comments
Autumn is settling in
Now that autumn is well and truly underway our time in the garden has reduced, although, it hasn’t helped with the deluge of rain we have had in recent weeks.
We live in the southeast of the UK and as, yet we haven’t experienced our first frost of the season so amazingly our nasturtiums still have a few flowers appearing. Although, I know that as soon as a frost arrives, they will disappear.
There have still been a few bright days in October; however, now that the clocks have been adjusted back by one hour, the nights are drawing in more and more. But hey, it means we will be welcoming more of our hearty winter meals.
It’s also Halloween this weekend, so it’s time to carve the pumpkin and place out lots of treats for the young children of our village to enjoy.
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What we’ve been up to in October
In the garden and on the websiteNow that the weather is getting cooler, I’ve brought in our many money trees and lanterns, which were on the patio, and they are now safely ensconced in our conservatory to protect them from the winter.
Last splash of colour
I’ve cleared a few of our patio pots, as many of the summer plants have died. However, unbelievably, some are still producing flowers, and I can’t bring myself to get rid of them. It’s lovely to see a little splash of colour this late in the year.
I have also managed to give the lawn another trim, I’m not too sure yet if this will be last mow of 2026. We’ve also been trimming back some of our unruly shrubs, a couple of our climbing roses and a passion flower that doesn’t want to take no for an answer.
The lawn has been trimmed
With all this garden waste it has meant that we’re managing to keep our garden bin full each fortnight for the council to take away.
Achievements for October
Let’s keep ticking those boxesWe've managed to tick a few jobs off the list for October, but there is always more to do.
The last of the fuchsias
So, let’s see what we’ve managed to tick off for October.
Cut the lawn.
Pruned a few of our overgrown shrubs.
Trimmed the rose and the passion flower on the patio.
Brought inside our solar lanterns and our many money trees.
Cleared a few of the patio pots.
Top up bird feeders.
Keep the garden waste bin as full as possible.
Lessons learnt & mistakes made
You live and learnWe need to tackle our cottage garden as there appears to more grass growing there than our lawn.
Our plans for the coming month
What’s on your to-do list?Keep an eye on my chilli plants; fingers crossed we may see some fruit.
Rake up the fallen leaves.
Clear more of the patio pots.
Keep on top of the two front garden beds and prune the roses.
Clear and chop up our fallen tree.
Weed the remainder of the driveway using a scraper.
Continue clearing weeds and unwanted plants in the Cottage Garden section.
Prune more of the many shrubs in the back garden and check the pruning seasons.
Keep the garden waste bin full.
Clear more of the old, raised beds.
Please let us know what you have planned for your garden this month; we’d love to hear about it.
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