November Garden Tasks Post author By gardenlistings Post date Categories In Monthly Garden Checklists Plant spring flowering bulbs. Spring flowering plants may be planted for filling the spaces between shrubs with color. During dry periods ensure that sufficient water is available for good bud formation in spring flowering plants. To protect tender shrubs in outdoor tubs during the winter, straw can be lightly packed around the foliage, held in place with canes and string. Continue watering as needed. Now that the mowing has been finished for the year, the mower can be cleaned up, oiled and stored away. Continue fall leaf clean up. Deciduous hedging plants which are bare-rooted may be planted between now and early spring (provided that the ground is not frozen). Trim back excessively long or damaged roots before planting.