As the days begin to lengthen early spring bulbs and Snowdrops start to colour the bare earth.
Flowers
• Lightly trim winter flowering Heathers when the flowers die off
• Divide Snowdrops after flowering
• Plant Lily of the Valley Crowns
• Prune summer flowering shrubs
Fruit
• Tie in wall trained fruit trees and bushes
• Set Peaches, Vines and Nectarines into growth in a greenhouse
• Check stored fruit and discard any that are rotting
• Complete the pruning of fruit trees
• This is the latest time to spray Mortegg.
Vegetables
• Dig any unworked vacant ground
• Dig and store any root crops still in the ground
• Check stored vegetables and discard any that are rotting
Lawns
• Keep off in frosty weather
• Ensure that the mower is serviced
• Spike lawns to aid drainage
Greenhouse
• Plant new Grape Vines
• Check the glass is not loose after high winds
• Sow Sweet Peas for planting out later
• Clean out accumulated rubbish in preparation for spring
• Check that the heating system still works
General Tasks
• Provide food and water for garden birds
Plants which are at their best in February
• Rhododendron Praecox Thuya 'Rheingold'
• Corylus Avellana 'Contorta' (Contorted Hazel)
• Helleborus Orientalis (Lenten Rose)
• Garrya Elliptica 'James Roof' (Silktassel Bush)
• Bergenia 'Abendglut' (Elephant's Ears)
• Clematis Armandii
