Winter preparation ... lots to do

I’ve got golden rod too Kali2, it’s become rather intrusive in my quite small garden, so I’m debating what to do with it. I also need to dead head some gaillardia, the cosmos are still flowering with plenty of bees, so I’ll leave them. I don’t have the same urgency as you, but it’s good seeing it tidier. I’ve planted violas this morning in window boxes, a tub and hanging basket. Good luck with yours.

Autumn in a Swiss mountain garden sounds fabulous.

I've spent the last few days digging stones out of my garden. I moved at Christmas and my new garden is near the sea and very stony. It's hard work!! My neighbour is filling in a pond so she's using all the stone I dig up so I've made a new friend in the process.

Love gardening, but love how the garden goes to sleep over winter and gives me a rest.

Shandy, I currently live in the Swiss mountains.

I’m sitting here procrastinating when I should be getting on with my garden, I’ve still got loads to do before it gets really cold. My daughter got married this summer and I grew a lot of the flowers for her wedding, many of which are now ready to be pulled out, but I just can’t bring myself to do it. I might sort out the shed this afternoon though, as I need to put lots of stuff away in there, and it won’t fit in at the moment.

Where are you that you might get snow Kali2? I'm coastal Northumberland and luckily we don't ever get much, with the exception of the dreadful Beast from the east in Feb/March 2018.

I'm wondering when to cut back my buddleia as the blue tits seem to be finding it interesting.

I love autumn too - but I'm in the middle of the (much hated) trimming of neighbour's Leylandii right now. It's tough going, balanced high on a ladder, arms and shoulders aching like hell!