This month and throughout the next several months will be good times to transplant trees and shrubs, apply winter dormant sprays and begin fall and winter planting. November is the month to clean-up the garden and begin getting it ready for the cooler late fall and winter months ahead.
- Prune back summer flowering clematis (c types such as jackmanii) and pull away the dead mass of stems. Don’t prune clematis that flowers on old wood. Do this after they have bloomed.
- Return your planters and hanging baskets to Port Kells Nurseries for storage till the time is right for refilling.
- Cut back rose bushes by a third to prevent them being rocked and their roots dislodged by wind.
- Start amaryllis bulbs indoors. Early varieties will bloom in time for Christmas.
- Finish planting spring flowering bulbs. Don’t miss the chance to fill the garden with several varieties of allium, especially Allium aflatunense and A. christophii.
- Plant a container for winter color using heuchera, skimmia, euphorbia, gaultheria, nandina and ajuga as well as variegated shrubs like euonymus, pieris and aucuba.
- Time to be sure your bird feeders and birdbaths are clean and kept filled. If you have a suet feeder, now is the perfect time to put it out.
