Your Garden - January
If you are not sure what jobs you could be doing in your garden in January, here are a few suggestions:
Kitchen Garden
Start sowing tomatoes for the greenhouse,
seedsPrune apple and pear trees, gooseberries and currants
Force rhubarb by placing an old dustbin over the crown
Dig over vacant vegetable patch, adding organic matter and cover with polythene to warm soil for early sowing
Plant containerised
fruit trees and bushes
Buy seed potatoes, onion/shallot sets, refer to seasonal products for available varieties Protect peach and apricot trees to help prevent peach leaf curl.
Flower GardenCut back ornamental grasses
Lift and divide perennials in mild areas
Take root cuttings of phlox, papaver, verbascum and acanthus
- Check bulbs, corms and tubers in store
Weed beds and borders ready for an early spring mulch
Lawns
Do not walk on waterlogged or frozen lawns
Re-cut lawn edges and fill in turf edges for a crisp finish
Service lawnmower
Brush off any fallen leaves or twigs Give a first dressing of bonemeal
Lay new turf in mild areas only
Gardening will be very much dependent on the weather in your area with the timings given as a guide only.
Please refer to seasonal products for a selection of our seasonal plants, products and latest new arrivals for your flower and vegetable gardens.