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back flowered shootsFlowersCover soil with cloches to warm it for early sowingsFinish winter pruning fruit trees and soft fruitsCut stems of autumn-fruiting raspberries to soil levelFruit & vegPlant summer bulbsMaintain frost-free conditionsBring pots

to use in winter. Cut down the leaves to stimulate new growthOrder garlic ready for planting in autumnWater pot cyclamen saved from last year to start them back into growthBuy prepared hyacinth bulbs and plant as soon as possible so you get flowers

Layer bulbs in a potIf you long for a splash of spring colour to bring you out of the winter gloom, you'll want a display that will go on for as long as possible. Plant layers of different varieties of bulbs in one pot and you can create

Plant colourful, evergreen Phormium 'Cream Delight' in a patio pot to brighten winter displaysTake care not to walk over borders or on lawns where spring bulbs and flowers will be emergingOrder young plants from mail-order companies

buy them. All you need do is add water to set them off, which start with emerging green shoots of leaves and flower stalks, with pure white roots anchoring the bulbs down into the gravel. These are hardy bulbs, so they don’t need a warm room to get

and May, so to give my bare, new garden a splash of late-winter colour I bought 'Rijnveld's Early Sensation'. This is a bright yellow, trumpet-flowered daffodil, which promises to be in flower from January. I thought Narcissus bulbocodium 'Golden Bells

like these appear to flower well.I'd suggest potting into a loam-based compost with extra grit added, as this will keep the bulbs going for several years. Hi Adam,I've got a pot of Nerine Bowdenii in flower in the garden at the moment, it's always

Grow hippeastrumThe huge trumpet flowers of hippeastrum, often called amaryllis, are sure to brighten up the dark days of winter. You might get one as a Christmas gift, but it's also worth treating yourself to one (or more!) of the massive bulbs

the winter underground in the cold and dark, which breaks their dormancy, then warmer weather signals spring and flowering time. By forcing, you mimic this process, covering and leaving the bulbs in a fridge or cold place before bringing them into the warm.Bulbs

, to promote new growthLift and divide large clumps of hostaTrim winter-flowering jasmine and tie in new shoots to supportsSprinkle granular fertiliser around clumps of spring bulbsFinish pruning roses as soon as possibleCut down all previous year's growth