Gardening Jobs for January

December 23, 2019 by Cherry Lane

A new year has started and we wish you a very happy new year and that your garden brings you lots of joy thought 2020!

Here are our gardening jobs for January, this months all about cleaning and tidying.

• Protect – Use fleece to protect vulnerable plants from frost.

• Keep it tidy – Tody Flower beds, removing dead growth and leaves.

• Get mulching! – Start to Mulch fruit trees and roses.

• Keeping it clean – Wash a sterilise any greenhouses.

• More cleaning – Clean slippery decking and paving with soapy water or patio cleaner.

• Help your feathery friends – Winter can be a very tough time for wild birds so be sure to put water and food out for them.

• Ready, set, plant – Now is the time to plant bare-root rose shrubs, hedging and ornamental trees if the ground isn’t frozen.

• Get pruning – Prune roses when they are dormant.

• Grow your own – Buy you seed potatoes, onions, shallots and garlic bulbs.

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