Bloomtwin Stories

Stories from the garden

What to plant, prune and look out for this week, written for UK gardens and checked against the plants Bloomtwin knows.

A long back garden in late October seen from the patio, with copper and orange trees, a greenhouse, raised beds and a curving path to a summerhouse.

Garden jobs for late October: tulips, bare-root roses and leaf mould

Plant tulips once the soil cools, order bare-root roses, turn fallen leaves into free compost and check bonfire piles for hedgehogs. What to do this week.

24 October 2026