February Tasks

Prepare vegetable seed beds, and sow some vegetables under cover
Start chitting potatoes
Prune winter-flowering shrubs that have finished flowering
Prune Wisteria
Prune hardy evergreen hedges and renovate overgrown deciduous hedges
Prune conservatory climbers
Cut grass on a high cut when the day is dry and slightly windy.
Check and repair pergolas and arches if needed.
Rub down and treat wooden garden furniture when dry.
Remove algae from paths if they start to become slippery.
divide and replant early spring bulbs that have finished flowering
Check fruit and veg stores for rot or rodent damage. Don’t forget the stored cannas and dahlias.
Trim the old leaves from hellebores and epimedium to reveal the new flowers
Sow sweet peas on a cool windowsill or coldframe
Regularly check greenhouse heaters and fleece.