Winter is here and the days are the shortest during this month, there shouldn't be much left to do.

Jobs For December

• Check your winter protection is secure
• Check greenhouse heaters are working
• Insulate outdoor taps and check bird baths are not frozen
• Prune over grown apples trees
• Prune acers, birches and vines before Christmas to avoid bleeding
• Deciduous trees and shrubs can still be planted and transplanted
• Take hardwood cuttings
• Geum - Cut back
• Hellebores - can plant any time of the year if available in garden centres
• Pond Plants - Pysostegia virginiana - ensure plant is submerged for winter
• Fatsia japonica will start to fruit
• Reduce watering of houseplants

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