Buy
bare-rooted advanced deciduous plants. They are easy to transport
and handle, but don’t allow the roots to dry out!
Plant
new roses.
Feed
Cyclamen with half-strength liquid fertiliser every two weeks or so.
Prune
Abutilons by cutting one third of the stems to the ground. Shorten
the rest of the stems to remove spindly top growth.
Plant
Calla Lily (Zantedeschia) bulbs for Christmas colour.
Lift
crowded chives clumps, divide and replant.
Feed
emerging spring bulbs and protect them from snails.
Prune
roses except for the winter flowerers such as 'Lorraine Lee'. Cut
stems just above a healthy outward facing leaf bud. The cut should
be angled down and away from the bud.
Divide
herbaceous perennials.
Repot
container-grown fuchsias.
Remove
spent banksia flowers and prune the bushes to shape.
Divide
and replant miniature agapanthus.
Dead-head
camellias.
Prune
Japanese Maples lightly, if necessary, to improve their shape.
Go
bush-walking to enjoy the wattles and other winter-flowering native
plants.
Plant
berry plants.
Choose
Camellia japonica plants while they are in flower.
Prune
fuchsias back hard.
Protect
emerging clivia flowers with snail bait.
Assess
drainage problems in the garden and take steps to rectify them.
Scrape
mulch away from frost tender plants.
Consider
replacing slippery pavers with non-slip rubber pavers.
Pot
up Hippeastrum bulbs for summer colour. (Leave one third of the bulb
exposed above the soil surface.)
Divide
clumps of Fairy Fishing Rod (Dierama pulcherrimum), but do
not delay replanting the divisions.
Cut
branches of Thryptomene for indoor decoration and thus prune the
bush at the same time.
Plant
asparagus crowns.
Prune
'Everbearer' and 'Heritage' raspberry canes to ground level. With
other varieties, remove only those canes that fruited last season
and tie up the others.
Buy
a potted Daphne in bloom and enjoy its tangy perfume. Prune by
cutting sprigs of blossom for the house.
Tidy
up strawberry beds.
Aerate
lawns.
Lift
and divide Chrysanthemums. Strike cuttings.
Plant
Peonies.
Divide
Rhubarb plants.
Take
hardwood cuttings of deciduous plants.
Prepare
a planting scheme for your summer garden display.
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