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Use this page as a checklist for this week's most important tasks.

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Remove suckers from roses, shrubs and around the base of trees, like cornus and sorbus
Trim box topiary and hedging
Cut laurel hedges using secateurs so you don't damage the remaining leaves
Spray mare's tail with a weedkiller such as glyphosate
Improve soil ready for sowing a lawn from seed during showery autumn weather
Hoe and hand weed borders
Order sweet pea seeds for autumn sowing in pots
Pinch out the tips of wallflowers to promote bushier growth
Buy spring-flowering bulbs like tulips, crocuses, narcissus and fritillaries
Apply an autumn lawn feed