October is an ideal month for maintenance with your lawn, due to the cooler and damper conditions. It is ideal to check the forecast regularly throughout this season due to the potential frost and vulnerable plants.

This months top tips include:

Tidying up fallen leaf mould will also allow you to create a homemade mulch for next year.

Began cutting back perennials after flowering finishes in Autumn.

Divide herbaceous perennials ensuring vicarious, healthy plants to perform year after year.

Harvest apples, pears, grapes and nuts.

Start pruning roses to ensure the plant grows and flowers each year, this prevents tangled branches and sparse flowering.

Complete collecting seeds in order to sow for next year.

Renovate old turf or lawn in this perfect month due to less mowing needed allowing time for the new turf to settle undisturbed.