insideKENT Magazine Issue 35 - February 2015 | Page 136

OUTDOORLIVING

YOUR GARDEN: february
Spring is in sight

This month there are signs of the approaching spring, with bulbs appearing and wildlife
waking up as light levels and temperatures increase. There is also plenty to do indoors
to prepare for the season ahead. Outdoors, as the garden comes to life again, it is time
to prune shrubs and climbers such as wisteria, as well as evergreen hedges.

TOP 10 JOBS THIS MONTH
1. Prepare vegetable seed beds and sow some
vegetables under cover

6. Divide bulbs such as snowdrops, and plant
those that need planting 'in the green'

2. Chit potato tubers

7. Prune wisteria

3. Protect blossom on apricots, nectarines,
and peaches

8. Prune hardy evergreen hedges and renovate
overgrown deciduous hedges

4. Net fruit and vegetable crops to keep the
birds off

9. Prune conservatory climbers

5. Prune winter-flowering shrubs that have
finished flowering

10. Cut back deciduous grasses left uncut over
the winter

The RHS is a UK charity established to share
the best in gardening. Its work is driven by a
simple love of plants and the belief that
gardeners make the world a better place.
For more information, visit www.rhs.org.uk.

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