Around the garden checklist

9 - 15 December 2013

It's time to...

Cover soil with polythene sheets to keep it dry so that winter digging can be completed
Keep your Christmas tree outside in a bucket of water until you're ready to bring it indoors to decorate
Wash cloches and cold frames
Order manure or mushroom compost to dig in over winter, or pile onto the soil for the worms to drag under
Cut down marginal plants surrounding ponds
Send off for mail-order seed and perennials catalogues
Mow your lawn on a dry day with the blades set high
Wrap outside taps with insulation material to prevent them freezing and turn off the water supply inside your house
Place a floating heater or a ball in ponds to stop ice completely covering the surface
Move tender or valuable houseplants away from cold window sills every evening