Erect windbreaks

To prevent rain leaching out plant nutrients from prepared beds, cover the soil with polythene

Pot up well rooted Christmas tree

Keep an open breathing space for fish in frozen ponds

Root prune flower shy fruit trees.

Keep sheds, greenhouses and frames clear of leaves and other rubbish that will make warm winter quarters for mice and similar rodents, and set traps.

Continue clearing ground of spent crops and rough dig as weather and soil conditions allow.

Apply a proprietary winter wash to dormant deciduous shrubs and trees

Check over empty containers and give the sound ones a thorough clean.

Clean & overhaul lawnmowers

Check all exposed water pipes

Continue removing  leaves from lawns if necessary

Protect young fruit trees from hungry rodents and deer

Take the opportunity to make any late additions to your seed and plant orders

Make a note to keep a garden diary during the following year, for this will help plan for replacements in future years.