How to winter-proof your garden

telegraph.co.uk:

planting bulbs (tulips will certainly go in later), but spending a bright afternoon chucking in all those you’ve shrewdly pre-ordered – or snapped up for a steal in the 
 supermarket – is an autumnal must.

I’ll be planting irises, alliums, narcissi and fritillaries in the beds, along with tulips, but will inevitably ram a few leftovers into pots, too.Speaking of pots, they are a guaranteed way to ensure detail when the garden starts to decline.

I’ll be sowing the perennial pansy Viola ‘Tiger Eyes’ in Victorian terracotta seedling pots for a display of warmth on the garden table.

Popping in plugs of a few flowering varieties, as well those hardy annuals that won’t show until the spring, is a good idea for instant gratification.While a fire.