by Janis on 26th September 2025 / 0 comments
An escape to France
I have to be honest here; our month of September has been extremely busy, but unfortunately, it was not in the garden. We headed over to France to enjoy a two-week road trip in our Polestar 2 EV.
We had an incredible time touring from Calais, through the east of France, down to the Côte d’Azur and then onto Provence, before heading back north again through the west of France. You can catch our adventures on our sister website, Our World for You.
This sadly meant that our garden has been slightly neglected for a few weeks; however, we ensured that a few of the essential tasks were completed before we went.
I must mention our spring purchase of Verbena Bonariensis, it is an amazing plant and is still in full flower. We’ll definitely be purchasing more.
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What we’ve been up to in September 2025, Our Garden for You monthly roundup
In the garden and on the websitePrior to us heading off to France in early September, we had a high-level plan of a few things we wanted to achieve before we left.
One of which was pruning our six lavender bushes, and another was to move our seven chilli plants outside, which must have been a shock to them as they have been sheltering in our conservatory for the last few months.
Hungarian Hot Wax
Scotch Bonnet
However, planning a two-week driving tour, which includes staying at nine destinations, takes time to organise.
Whilst driving around Southern France, it was lovely to see that a few of the sunflower fields were still in bloom, even if they weren’t blossoming at their full potential.
Unfortunately, we missed the lavender fields in full flourish. However, we will rectify that issue, as we have decided to visit Provence next year in mid-June/early July. I can’t wait.
Blooming Thunbergia
We’ve now picked most of our fresh chillies and frozen them to use over the coming months. I also think it’s about time that we bring our money trees inside, as the first frost is probably only a couple of weeks away.
We’ve also been weeding our Cottage Garden bed and planted out about fifteen foxgloves and eight aquilegias, which I sowed from seed. These should have been planted earlier, but I don’t think they would have survived the hot conditions, as we have a hosepipe ban in place.
Achievements for September 2025, Our Garden for You monthly roundup
Let’s keep ticking those boxesWe've managed to tick a few jobs off the list for September; however, we would have liked to have achieved more. Here are a few of our September tasks.
Rogue sunflowers
So, let’s see what we’ve managed to tick off for September.
Plant our Lupins and Foxgloves as they have grown stronger.
Scraped and weeded more of the driveway.
Remove our fresh chillies and freeze them.
Chopped down some of the Cotoneaster.
Cut down some of the overhanging ivy.
Weed the two front garden beds and prune the roses.
Keep the garden waste bin as full as possible.
Turned off the irrigation system.
Lessons learnt & mistakes made
You live and learnWe need to tackle the rear part of the garden as it has now become quite overgrown and is now an onerous task, but hey-ho, it needs to be done.
Our plans for the coming month
What’s on your to-do list?Keep on top of the two front garden beds and prune the roses.
Cut the grass, it may be the final trim before the winter.
Monitor our softwood cuttings, I think it might be touch and go.
Chopped down some more of the Cotoneaster.
Move the Money Trees before the cooler weather begins.
Weed the last of the driveway using a scraper.
Clear patio pots when required.
Continue clearing weeds and unwanted planting in the Cottage Garden section.
Continue pruning larger shrubs.
Purchase a new shredder.
Please let us know what you have planned for your garden this month; we’d love to hear about it.
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