- If the ground isn’t too wet, plant herbaceous perennials including geranium, astrantia and oriental poppies.
- Plant out onion sets to their required spacing, usually about 10- 15cm (4-6in) apart along the row.
- Hard-prune stems of dogwoods and willows to encourage a flush of new shoots.
- Lift and divide marginal plants which have grown too large.
- Cut back ornamental grasses and other perennials left for winter interest, if you haven’t already done so.
- Improve drainage by hollow spiking the lawn to help prevent the problem recurring.
- Keep grass trimmed away from the base of trees growing in grass, as this can compete for moisture and nutrients.
- Finish winter-pruning gooseberries, shortening long site shoots and removing congested stems to create open-centred bushes.
- Protect the blooms on cherries, currants and early-flowering fruit from frost.
- Cover soil in the kitchen garden with polythene or cloches to warm it up for early sowings.
- Open the lids on cold frames each morning to improve ventilation, closing them again each evening.
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