Winter Gardening Planner

• Plan your vegetable and flower beds.
• Order flower and vegetable seeds.
• Group containers for stability in high winds and for insulation.
• Wrap terra-cotta pots in bubble plastic or pack in mulch for frost protection.
• Harvest winter crops.
• Build a raised bed.
• Put up new bird boxes.
• Prune wisteria, and most trees, including apples and pears, in late winter.
• Plant bare-root trees and shrubs in late winter.
• Take root cuttings from perennials.
• Prune late-flowering clematis.
• Prune trees to create multistemmed specimens.
• Chit potatoes in late winter to plant in spring.

Any Time of Year

• Make a compost bin; fill, turn and empty when necessary.
• Make a wooden obelisk.
• Create a bog garden.
• Dig out a pond.
• Make a border and lawn edge.
• Make a rose arch.
• Check tree ties, and loosen if necessary.
• Look out for pests and diseases, and take appropriate action.
• Cut out dead or diseased wood.
• Clean all cutting tools after use to prevent spreading plant diseases.