Summers coming, time to get out there and get on! well done anyone who has been keeping up, shame on you anyone who hasn't!
Here is what you should be doing now the evenings are getting longer. (you might be busy at the weekend!)
Spread a layer of manure or compost around roses and shrubs.
Prepare areas for laying new lawns in spring, digging over, weeding and enriching the soil.
Be on the look out for slugs and snails, which will attack emerging shoots of perennials.
Keep weed seedlings under control, hand weeding regularly or using a hoe if conditions are dry.
Check mowers and garden machinery are in good working order and ready for the season ahead.
Look out for compost bargains at garden centres so you'll have all you need for spring sowing and potting.
Prune summer-flowering clematis, cutting above a low pair of green buds.
Cut out dead stems of ceratostigma and hardy fuchsias.
Prune all stems of Hydrangea paniculata down to about three buds from soil level.
Prepare areas in flowerbeds ready for sowing hardy annuals in late March and into April, digging over, weeding and enriching the soil.
Lift and divide congested border plants.
Plant out lilies to fill gaps in borders, or grow them on in pots.
Trim winter-flowering heathers.
Happy Gardening. Bryan.