• In the greenhouse prick out seedlings and space them in bigger trays when they are big enough to transplant.
  • Don’t walk on the lawn if it’s waterlogged.
  • Sow broad beans in pots under glass for planting out later.
  • Place cloches over vegetable patches to warm the soil before planting.
  • Plant new roses before spring.
  • Plant new bare-rooted hedging plants from specialists for large areas.
  • Continue planting new trees and shrubs.
  • Dig up and store remaining parsnips in dry sand.
  • Lift and divide established clumps of rhubarb which need rejuvenating.
  • Prune summer-flowering shrubs.
  • Keep topping up bird feeders and baths.
  • Feed fruit trees with a fertiliser high in nitrogen.