Winter 🔥 Taxes

It's 17th of January 2026

Here are your jobs of the month ✅

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Flowers

• Plant bare-root roses, shrubs, hedging, and ornamental trees, provided the soil isn’t frozen.
• Take root cuttings from fleshy-rooted perennials such as oriental poppies, acanthus, and verbascum.
• Create new drifts of snowdrops and hellebores by purchasing plants in bloom so you can select the most attractive flowers.
• Remove collapsed, waterlogged perennial stems and add them to the compost heap.
• Take hardwood cuttings from deciduous shrubs like forsythia, willow, and viburnum.
• Cut off and dispose of hellebore leaves showing black spots to prevent leaf spot from spreading.
• Press mistletoe berries into the bark of apple trees to establish your own plants.
• Check that small alpines aren’t being buried under fallen leaves or windblown debris.
• Regularly deadhead winter pansies and bedding plants, removing any mildew-affected foliage.
• Transplant deciduous shrubs that are growing in unsuitable positions.
• Inspect stored bulbs and tubers for rot, and make sure dahlias and cannas haven’t dried out completely.
• Continue pruning climbing roses while they remain dormant.

Fruit & Vegetables

• Winter-prune apple and pear trees, removing dead, damaged, crowded, or diseased branches.
• Organize your seed collection, discarding empty or expired packets and listing what you’ll need for the coming season.
• Plan your crop rotation so each crop grows in a different bed from previous years.
• Prune gooseberries and redcurrants, shortening side shoots to three buds from the base.
• Clear spent crops and weeds from the vegetable patch, then dig the soil and incorporate compost.
• Check stored produce frequently and discard anything showing signs of spoilage.
• Plant bare-root fruit trees and bushes in enriched soil if the ground isn’t frozen.
• Make sure brassicas like kale, Brussels sprouts, and cabbages are protected with netting from pigeons.
• Force rhubarb by covering crowns with a bucket or terracotta pot for earlier, tender stems.
• Feed spring cabbages with a nitrogen-rich fertiliser to boost leafy growth.
• Prune blackcurrants if you haven’t already, removing about a quarter of the oldest stems.
• Order seed potatoes, onions, shallots, and garlic for spring planting.

Greenhouse

• Sow winter salad crops in a greenhouse, conservatory, or sunny windowsill for quick harvests.
• Clear out broken pots, old compost, and debris that may shelter pests.
• Move potted strawberries under cover to encourage earlier fruiting.
• Regularly inspect overwintering plants for pests like aphids and mealybugs, and treat promptly.
• Bring potted peach trees inside to prevent leaf curl.
• Plant hippeastrum (amaryllis) bulbs and place them on a warm windowsill.
• Keep the greenhouse frost-free using a thermostatically controlled heater.
• Move potted camellias into a cool porch or greenhouse to encourage earlier blooms.
• Take root cuttings from perennials such as phlox and Japanese anemones and pot them in free-draining compost.
• Start sowing hardy annuals like cornflowers, cerinthe, and ammi in modular trays.
• Prepare for spring by improving ventilation, shading, and heating systems.
• Open vents on sunny days to prevent excess humidity.

Houseplants

• Increase humidity to counteract the drying effects of central heating.
• Repot moth orchids after flowering if they’ve outgrown their pots.
• Water less often and move plants away from cold windows at night.
• Pot up hippeastrum bulbs for dramatic winter blooms.
• Repot top-heavy or root-bound plants into larger containers.
• Place plants in brighter spots to maximize winter light exposure, or choose low-light varieties.
• Wipe dust from leaves, especially on plants like snake plants.
• Take leaf cuttings from African violets, begonias, and succulents such as echeveria and sedum.
• Check regularly for pests including aphids, scale, thrips, and mealybugs.
• Rinse large-leaved plants in the bath or shower to remove dust buildup.
• Sow cactus seeds in moist, loam-based compost and place in a warm, bright spot.

Garden Maintenance

• Refresh bird baths daily and melt ice with warm water during frosty weather.
• Repair damaged fences and treat wooden structures with preservative in dry conditions.
• Service your lawn mower or have it professionally maintained while it’s not in use.
• Install bird boxes in sheltered locations well ahead of nesting season.
• Clean, sharpen, and oil garden tools to keep them in good condition.
• Apply a general-purpose fertiliser around shrubs and along hedge bases.
• Cut back overgrown climbers like ivy and Virginia creeper before birds start nesting.
• Provide birds with high-energy food throughout winter.
• Remove slippery leaves, moss, and algae from paths, patios, and steps.
• Dig over empty border spaces, removing the roots of perennial weeds.
• Scrub empty pots and seed trays in preparation for sowing season.
• Clear debris from shed and greenhouse gutters so rainwater can fill water butts.
• Wash bird feeders regularly to keep them hygienic.

Happy Weekend Everyone 🥂🍾

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