JOBS TO BE GETTING ON WITH...
Tidy up
Leaves on the lawn need to be cleared so brush or rake them off and put on a compost heap if you have one. If not place the leaves in a black bin bag, put a few holes in the bag, tie it up and leave it alone till spring when it can be used as food for your borders.
Plant.
This month you can Foxgloves / Hardy Heathers / Wallflowers / Forget-me-nots / Sweet William and Polyanthus. Plant spring bedding plants such as aubrietia, alyssum & winter pansies.
Plant spring flowering bulbs.
Sow sweet peas in a sunny, sheltered site or in the greenhouse,for early flowering.
Take hardwood cuttings of deciduous shrubs, including forsythia, philadelphus and weigela.
It's also a good time to plant shrubs & trees.Use secateurs to trim the plant back to just above the strongest buds. This will ensure new growth from the lower half of the plant and give it a healthy bushy shape.
Dead-head and Prune
Dead-head faded flowers & un-healthy looking buds. Tall growing roses can be cut back to reduce wind-rock. Leave the main pruning until next March
Lawns
Apply turf dressing and start to lay new turf.
