Jobs for the week
Beginner
Control weeds
Make sure you dig up weeds before they flower and set seed.
Protecting tender plants
Late frosts can severely damage tender growth.
Slug watch
Stay one step ahead of slugs and snails by protecting susceptible plants now.
Check for winter damage
Check over all permanent garden plants for signs of winter damage.
Check stakes and ties
Check supports of trees and climbers.
Seasoned
Seedbed preparation
When weather and soil conditions all, prepare a seedbed for early outdoor sowings in a favourable part of the garden.
Dig vacant ground
Complete winter digging when conditions allow.
Moving shrubs
It's an ideal time to move shrubs that have outgrown their allotted space.
If the weather is nice
Pruning roses
Early spring is a good time to start pruning roses.
Liming
If you limed your soil last autumn, now is an ideal time to check to see what effect it has had.
Renovate deciduous hedges
Cut back overgrown deciduous hedges such as beech, forsythia, hawthorn and hornbeam.
garden project
Installing a mowing strip
Cut down the time you spend mowing by adding a permanent edge to your lawn.