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Plant out spring bedding, including pansies, wallflowers and forget-me-notsPot up tender perennials from summer displays to bring under cover for winter protectionPrune rambling and climbing rosesRake autumn leaves from lawns and pick out from

-off diseaseSow summer bedding, such as tagetes and dahliasMove young plants into cold frames to acclimatise them to cooler conditions

old plants from beds and bordersWrap tender plants, such as olives and palms, to give them extra weather protection

Deadhead winter-flowering pansies and bedding plants, and pick off damaged leavesDivide congested herbaceous perennialsPrune winter jasmine to cut back flowered shootsTransplant shrubs growing in the wrong place while they're dormantPlant lily

Hand pollinate the flowers of peaches and nectarine, with a soft brushCut off hippeastrum flower heads, leaving the stalkSow summer-bedding plants in trays in a heated propagator or in the greenhousePlant dahlia tubers in trays to encourage shoots

Empty your greenhouse and thoroughly clean inside, pressure washing the frame, staging and glazingCut back overwintered fuchsias, and increase frequency of watering to encourage new growthSow summer bedding plantsMonitor temperatures with a max

and maincrop potatoesSow turnips for spring greens in March and AprilClear crops once they've finished and fork over bedsBlanch endive by covering with a bucket or large plate to cut out lightPlant new strawberry bedsCut down the ferny shoots of asparagus

varieties of broad beans and peas under clochesDig up and compost old summer cropsSource bags of composted green waste from local authorities to spread onto veg beds over winterPlant out autumn onion sets and garlicTake hardwood cuttings from fruit bushes

A stylish raised bed is easy to build and can transform a dull corner of your garden into an attractive feature. Taking just a couple of weekends to complete this project, you'll soon be enjoying the benefits of gardening, without backpain too

Prick out petunia seedlings once they've developed two true leavesSow French and runner beans in pots Put up greenhouse shade netting if the sun is out and conditions are hotPlant up hanging baskets and patio pots with summer beddingBuy young plants