Late winter
The garden in February
The first stirrings — start seeds under cover and tackle dormant pruning before growth begins.
Sow & plant
- ✓Sow chillies and aubergines on a warm windowsill
- ✓Sow sweet peas under cover
- ✓Plant bare-root hedging while dormant
Jobs & pruning
- ✓Prune bush roses before they break bud
- ✓Cut back ornamental grasses to the ground
- ✓Force rhubarb under a pot
In season & in bloom
- ✓Snowdrops and winter aconites
- ✓Hellebores and early hazel catkins