The gardener explained what people need to know when completing their autumn tasks
Amber O’Connor Money and Lifestyle reporter U35s
11:17, 21 Oct 2025
Gardening enthusiasts can get ahead with their tasks (stock photo)(Image: Getty)
A gardening has shared six essential tasks people need to tackle in their gardens this month to “reap the rewards in spring.” The recommendations were posted on social media by Henry Agg, the author of The Weekend Gardener. Taking to TikTok as @henryagg_, he shared advice with his 42k followers. Henry said: “October gardening jobs.
“Now is a good time to clean out the greenhouse, give it a sweep, wash the glazing and clear gutters so you can collect rainwater through autumn. It’s also the time to bring in any tender plants, citrus trees, cannas, and potted succulents to keep them protected over winter. We’re now approaching bare root season, so you can pre-order bare root roses at a fraction of the price, or trees or hedging plants.”
He continued: “Autumn is a great time to assess your borders, identify gaps and start planting whilst the ground is still warm. You can plant up evergreen shrubs, herbaceous perennials and grasses now to give them a head start for next year.
“Lifting and dividing herbaceous perennials is another way to create more plants for your garden. We’ve entered bulb season, so you can start planting by the thousands. It’s not time for tulips, but daffodils, crocuses and fritillaries are fair game.
“Don’t forget to prune back your lavender. This is really the last month to do it to avoid it getting leggy and woody over winter. Finally, collect seeds for hardy perennials and either sow immediately or store in a brown paper bag. You can also give them a little ping to encourage self-seeding. But don’t forget to leave some for the birds.”
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Henry’s caption read: “Autumn / October gardening jobs, plenty to be cracking on with in the garden – put the work in now, reap the rewards in spring.”
In another recent video, gardener and content creator, @gardening.with.ish, shared how people can save money using autumn leaves, reports the Daily Record. Ish told his 115k followers: “Today in the garden, I’m gonna show you how you can reuse the fallen leaves in your garden and save yourself quite a bit of money.
“Fallen leaves are bursting full of nutrients, and there’s no point throwing them away because you can use them endlessly in your garden throughout winter and the rest of the year. The first thing you can do with this is actually turn this into a mulch.
“Simply place it on the ground or on the grass, run it over with a mower or a shrimmer just to break it down and shred it into pieces and then use it as a mulch above your plants to protect it from frost and keep your plants nice and warm and the roots safe from the cold.”
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The gardener said: “Use the fallen leaves to boost your compost, whether it’s just chucking some at the bottom of a pot or even adding it to your compost heap. This is known as the brown waste, which works really, really well at breaking down, providing a bit of food for the worms, but also creating an amazing compost which is absolutely either nitrogen or potassium rich too depending on the tree. So works really well at making your own compost.
“You can save yourself a small fortune by using fallen leaves to the bottom of your planters, your pots or even your flower beds too. About a third of your planter can easily be these fallen leaves before you add any compost. And therefore, you’re saving a third in compost cost alone, which is quite a lot. Now, this will break down in the winter months and some of the spring and summer, providing a slow release of nutrients, meaning you also don’t have to worry too much about feeding your plants because they’re getting it directly from these.
“So next time you see some fallen leaves in your garden, don’t pick them up and chuck them in the bin. Put them to use. After all, they are bursting full of the necessary nutrients that you need to keep your garden thriving. So why waste it when you can reuse it?”
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