Around the garden job checklist - week 3

14 - 20 January 2013

It's time to...

Tidy up piles of flowerpots and debris that could harbour snails
Raise patio containers on feet or bricks, to ensure their compost drains properly
Avoid walking on lawns covered with heavy frost, as you'll kill the grass
Provide birds with fresh water and food
Sprinkle an all-purpose fertiliser along the base of hedges
Move patio pots to sheltered sites during extremely cold periods
Order bulbs, corms and tubers for summer flowers, including dahlias, canna lilies, gladioli, eucomis and lilies