As the wetter weather begins, the garden team will start splitting the herbaceous plants and begin the leaf clearance. Leaves from last year have been slowly composting all year and will be used as leaf mould on the beds as an invaluable soil conditioner.
The pruning will also start on summer evergreen shrubs like the Redclaws (Escallonia), as the autumn flowering Rhododendrons begin to bud, getting ready to burst into flower and provide the garden with a fresh flash of colour.