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Job of the week

Plant bare-root roses

Dreaming of the summer and a garden full of beautiful roses? Now's the time to plant them so that their roots establish well during the spring. Even newly planted roses will reward you with blooms in their first season.

Takes just: 20 minutes for each rose

Flowers

Pruning willow
  • Cut down willows and dogwoods to their base
  • Finish taking hardwood cuttings
  • Plant bare-root roses, hedging, trees and shrubs
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Fruit and veg

Planting a blackcurrant bush
  • Plant new fruit trees, canes and bushes
  • Use cloches to warm soil for early sowings
  • Prepare areas for planting asparagus
  • See all fruit & veg jobs

Greenhouse

Pricking out lettuce seedlings
  • Raise lettuce and salad crops in pots for early pickings
  • Water potted fuchsias sparingly
  • Prune grapevines before they come into growth
  • See all greenhouse jobs

Around the garden

Sharpening knife blade
  • Clean and sharpen knives and secateurs
  • Put up nesting boxes for birds on suitable trees
  • Move shrubs growing in the wrong place
  • See all around the garden jobs

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