A dry autumn gives us the gift of statuesque plant skeletons and seed-heads to grace the winter garden, but not this year, alas. This season's rains have reduced much of the garden to pulp, and only the most hard-nosed of plants have been able to retain their shapes.
Clear away all that mushy mess, and be sure to compost it, except where you detect disease (many euphorbias, for instance, have been mysteriously attacked by rust this year).
If your autumn garden receives a lot of fallen leaves, don't compost them. Instead, make leaf mould: trample them into a cage made of chicken wire or into a bin bag pierced with holes. It's a slow process - taking about two years - but you will be rewarded with a lovely, crumbly substance that may be used as a soil conditioner, as an ingredient in homemade potting compost or for growing alpines.