Around the garden job checklist - week 5

23 - 29 January 2012

It's time to...

Clean and sharpen knives and secateurs, and spray metal tools with oil
Put up nesting boxes for birds in suitable trees or on buildings
Move shrubs growing in the wrong place
Service petrol lawn mowers
Search through seed, bulb and nursery catalogues for new plants to grow this year
Repair wobbly or damaged fences, and treat wooden structures with preservative