Plant shallots, onion sets and early potatoes
Sow tomato seeds indoors, lettuce, parsley and radish
Protect new spring shoots from slugs
Lift and divide overgrown clumps of perennials
Top dress containers with fresh compost
The lawn may need to be mown by March
Cut back Cornus (dogwood) and Salix (willow) left from winter
Deal with weeds early before they get out of hand later in the season
Sprinkle a general fertiliser around trees and shrubs such as Growmore or Fish, Blood and Bone
Treat or repair fences before climbers start to grow over them
Prune roses, making sure you apply a thick layer of compost and rake up leaves from the ground to avoid black spot
Plant rhubarb crowns
Do not over water your plants, water only when the compost is dry
Check regularly for moulds & fungus on your plants
Ventilate only on warm days
Put up nesting boxes for birds
Top up bird feeders and put food out on the ground and bird table
Avoid chunky foods that might cause young fledglings to choke i.e whole peanuts
Keep the bird bath topped up and clean
Put out log, twig and/or rock piles to create shelter for wildlife
Start feeding fish. Be careful not to feed to excess as this will lead to unwanted algal blooms
If warm enough, remove pool heaters
Remove netting coverings placed over the pond to protect it from Autumn leaf fall
Clean out pond filters
Cut back old marginal vegetation from around the pond
If overcrowded, divide marginal and bog garden plants
Put aquatic plant baskets in, using aquatic compost topped with a layer of gravel (Do not use normal compost as this contains too many nutrients)
