Tips for Januaryt

Those seed and young plant catalogues have started to drop through the letterbox. An hour spent with a plant catalogue, a cup of tea, notebook and pencil is time well spent.

Check over all the garden tools, machinery and equipment, and send lawnmowers etc away for service, blade sharpening etc.

Use warmer days to walk round the garden, looking at the shape and structure of the plants, and planning any projects for next year.