Around the garden job checklist - week 2

2 - 8 January 2012

It's time to...

Cover soil with cloches or sheets of polythene to keep it dry and frost-free before digging
Place a ball in a pond to prevent ice completely covering the surface
Take your petrol mower to a dealer for maintenance
Finish collecting leaves and clearing old plants from beds and borders
Wrap tender plants, such as olives and palms, to give them extra weather protection