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GARDEN CALENDAR

February

Flower Border:

• Split clumps of overcrowded Snowdrops and replant.
• Prune Clematis (depending on which type you have).
• Plant trees, shrubs and perennials.
• Mulch borders.
• Prune Hybrid Tree and Floribunda Roses.
• Sow bedding plant seeds in a heated propagator. 
• You can also sow Tomatoes.
• At the end of the month, water Pelargoniums to start them into growth then cut back the plant and repot once they have started growing.
• Cut Fuchsias back to about 6 inches, repot and water.
• Dead head winter Pansies and Primroses.
• Firm any Alpines that have been lifted by frost back into the soil.

Vegetable Patch:

• Sow Broad Beans, Carrots and Parsnips under cloches.
• Sow Onions, Peas, Leeks and Cabbage in a propagator.
• Sow Parsley in a seed tray.

Fruit Garden:

• Cut autumn fruiting Raspberry canes to the ground and others to a bud above the top wire.
• Continue to prune established fruit trees and burn the prunings.