To keep your poinsettia as a growing houseplant, look after them well and they’ll last until the spring. Keep them at an ideal...

Pinching out sweet peas is not required, but many gardeners choose to do so in order to keep sweet peas short and bushy. Others choose...

Mow the lawn on dry days (if needed) Lift and divide overgrown clumps of perennials and spring bulbs. Hoe and mulch weeds to keep them...

Divide bulbs like snowdrops to replant in the green.https://www.hambridgeseeds.co.uk/post/splitting-snowdrops Sow broad beans Wash stored...

Disperse worm casts in lawns. Inspect stored tubers of Dahlia, Begonia and Canna for rot or drying out. Recycle your Christmas tree by...

1. Check your winter protection structures are still securely in place 2. Check that greenhouse heaters are working and use efficiently...

1. Clear up fallen leaves - especially from lawns, ponds and beds 2. Raise containers onto pot feet to prevent waterlogging 3. Plant...

Equipment Spring-flowering bulbs such as daffodils, crocus and snowdrops Spade Bulb planter or trowel

Divide established rhubarb crowns to create new plants Cut back perennials that have died down Divide herbaceous perennials Move tender...

Finish trimming Lavender and taking cuttings. Put old summer bedding on the compost heap Sow lettuce in the greenhouse for winter...

Start looking and buying bulbs next spring and Christmas. Take salvia cuttings to ensure you have new plants and are insured against any...

Deadhead tulips Support borders before they grow too tall Start to climatise tender plants before planting out, but watch out for late...

Plant hardy perennials and shrubs. Keep weeds under control while they are small. Plant out sweet peas and support them as they grow. Tie...

A lovely thing to listen to, so grab a cuppa and put your feet up for 25mins. BBC Radio 4 - Open Country, Snowdrop Country