 January
Recycle your Christmas tree.
Consider leaving an area of your garden ‘wild’ this year, as a sanctuary for wildlife – create log piles for invertebrates, sow wildflower seeds or plant trees to provide berries for bird species.
Prune apple and pear trees.
Start forcing rhubarb.
February
Chit potato tubers.
Put netting over vegetable crops to keep the birds off.
Divide bulbs.
 March
Plant early potatoes and shallots.
Top dress pots with fresh peat-free compost.
Check hedges before doing any maintenance – birds will nest in hedges during the spring, and any disturbance may result in birds abandoning the nest, eggs or chicks.
April
Sow hardy annuals and herb seeds.
Protect fruit blossoms from late frosts.
Keep weeds under control.
 May
‘Earth up’ potatoes.
Plant out colourful summer bedding plants at end of May.
Investigate getting a water butt to save water.
June
Pinch out tomato side shoots.
Harvest lettuce, early potatoes and radishes.
Put out hanging baskets and pots.
 July
Take extra care of your garden for Wrexham in Bloom 2008!
Water tubs as the days grow hot – but only carry out in the mornings and evenings to ensure your watering is most effective.
Dead-head flowering plants.
August
Collect seeds from your favourite plants to use next year.
Prune Wisteria.
Harvest vegetables.
Lift and pot up rooted strawberry runners.
 September
Harvest autumn raspberries.
Clean out cold frames ready for use.
Give evergreen hedges a trim.
October
Rake up autumn leaves to use in compost bin.
Divide rhubarb crowns to move or pass onto friends.
Prune back climbing roses.
November
Check bonfires before lighting – hedgehogs often try to hibernate in them. Use a broom handle or rake handle to lift up the bonfire debris, as forks can injure hibernating hedgehogs.
December
Plant any deciduous trees and shrubs.
Harvest leeks, parsnips, winter cabbage and sprouts.
Keep bird feeders and bird baths topped up.
 Wrexham in Bloom
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