Around the garden job checklist - week 16

15 - 21 April 2013

It's time to...

Treat timber fences, trellis and posts with preservative
Install water butts to all downpipes on your house, shed or greenhouse, to collect rainwater
Apply moss killer to lawns
Fork compost into any unused border area, ready for summer bedding
Cut away unwanted suckers growing around the base of trees and shrubs
Lift large waterlilies from ponds, divide and replant them
Clean pond pumps and filters, and make sure they are working properly
Hand weed alpine and rock gardens