1. Prepare
vegetable seed beds, and sow some vegetables under cover
2. Chit
potato tubers
3. Protect blossom on apricots, nectarines and
peaches
4. Net fruit and vegetable crops to keep the birds off
5.
Prune winter-flowering shrubs that have finished flowering
6.
Divide bulbs such as snowdrops, and plant those that need planting
'in the green'
7. Prune Wisteria
8. Prune hardy evergreen
hedges and renovate overgrown deciduous hedges
9. Prune
conservatory climbers
10. Cut back deciduous grasses left uncut
over the winter
Prepare
vegetable seed beds, and sow some vegetables under cover
Chit
potato tubers
Protect blossom on apricots, nectarines and
peaches
Net fruit and vegetable crops to keep the birds off
Prune
winter-flowering shrubs that have finished flowering
Divide bulbs
such as snowdrops, and plant those that need planting 'in the
green'
Prune Wisteria
Prune hardy evergreen hedges, and
renovate overgrown deciduous hedges
Prune conservatory climbers
Gently remove snow
from glasshouses and conservatories to prevent damage to the glass
and allow good light penetration.
Check and repair pergolas and
arches if needed.
Rub down and treat wooden garden furniture when
dry. Only use paints and preservatives in a well-ventilated area.
It
may be getting cold in the air, but the soil is still retaining some
warmth. So it's a good time to plant that hedge you have always
wanted or shrubs and trees. Get rid of your old roses and replace
with new. The warmth in the soil means good strong root growth , so
get them in now before heavy snow comes along and the soil
freezes.
Prune vines while they are still dormant. Cut off last
years canes which fruited and tie down the new ones.