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The air may be getting chillier and the days shorter, but October is a prime time for planting due to the soil still being warm, even though tidying up might take up most of your time.

You can still reap the rewards of your hard work in the vegetable patch, harvesting leeks, main crop potatoes and carrots, and making sure you've ordered cost-effective bare-rooted shrubs, including roses, ready for planting during their dormant periods.

Here are some tasks to keep you busy this month.

Revamp your containers.

It's time to say goodbye to your summer bedding, which has likely seen better days, and replace it with winter and spring displays of violas, heathers, winter-flowering cyclamen and miniature conifers. The sooner you get this done, the more time the plants will have to s

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