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
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
