Monty weighs up the pros and cons of a major tidy up now, or waiting until the beginning of spring. Photography by Marsha Arnold.Every November we always have the same debate: do we tidy, clear, cut back, divide and mulch, andgenerally put the lewel Gardenborders to bed? Or do we merely remove the soggiest, most collapsed growth as and when it sags, and postpone the big sort-out until early spring?There are pros and cons to both. If you want to plant tulips in borders - and I nearly always do - then it's much easier if you clear all the excess growth first, and certainly complete any moving and dividing of herbaceous plants, before planting in late autumn, otherwise the bulbs will be disturbed when you do it in spring. There is also something to be said for getting the work done while you have the time and the right conditions.
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