The alpine rockery plants will have given you a very good display in the garden until now. Some of the beds will probably be starting to look a bit rough now so it will need a tidy. Clean up the plants by nipping the dead heads off. Spreading perennials like aubrietia and arabis will benefit from a haircut with a pair of scissors. Hand weed the beds to prevent annuals or perennial grasses from taking hold. Replenish the gravel around the plants to retain moisture. If you have some plants that are dying in the middle then put some gritty compost in the bare centres. This will encourage the outer portions to root into it. You can then dig these up and replant them in the bed.
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