December is often a busy time of year with Christmas looming just around the corner. Before you are plunged into a world of wrapping paper and sticky tape, take a little time to finish off some essential gardening tasks before the New Year commences. Just make sure you wrap up warm as the temperatures are cold, the clouds often burst with gusto and the winds are severe and icy.
Checklist
Ensure that you have moved all tender and half-hardy perennials to a suitable environment such as a greenhouse or conservatory.
Reduce your normal watering schedule for outdoor containers and bedding plants.
It is possible for deciduous trees and shrubs to be planted or transplanted in your garden.
Continue to cut back any faded herbaceous perennial plants and add them to the compost heap.
Tubs that are not frost-hardy should be covered in protective fleece to provide insulation over the winter.
Apply a generous layer of mulch to plants that are on the brink of being hardy.
PruneAcers, Vines and Birches before the Christmas period.
Make sure that all structures and supports are in place and secure.
Continue to remove weeds and clear any debris from flower beds and borders. Remove leaves and debris from your lawns to prevent them from rotting into the ground and creating unsightly patches.
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