Today 
Job of the week
Plant hyacinths in a pot
The sweet smell of hyacinths is one that lifts the spirit as a sure sign that winter has finally come to an end. Hyacinth bulbs are widely available in a broad spectrum of colours. Whatever their shade, they look spectacular planted on their own in a rustic terracotta pot. It's a quick and easy job with stunning rewards in spring.
Takes just: 30 minutes
Flowers
- Take cuttings from pansies and violas
- Pot up tender perennials grown outside
- Prune rambling roses after flowering
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Fruit and veg
- Finish summer pruning trained apple and pear trees
- Harvest apples, pears, plums and gages as they ripen
- Save seeds from varieties of beans, herbs and tomatoes
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Greenhouse
- Line greenhouses with bubble polythene
- Clean staging and capillary matting to use next year
- Bring tender agapanthus and eucomis under cover
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Around the garden
- Collect, wash and store away canes and plant supports
- Improve drainage on compacted lawns
- Cut hedges to keep them neat, and control their size
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