General Gardening Tips For The Month Of December

Should snowfall, try to keep branches and hedges clearby knocking thesnow off. If itfreezesin place, it could do permanent damage.

Don't leave heaps of snowon your lawn. They will take much longer to thaw than the rest, and you will get a yellow patch there.

Clean and oil lawn mowers and other equipment before putting it away forthe winter.

Lag outside water pipes and taps, and drain if possible.

Check stored vegetables and fruit for damage by mice, and put down Warfarin if necessary.

If the weather issuitable, dig over and prepare the ground for sowing a new lawn in the spring. It will give the soil time to settle.

If the weather is really bad, cheer yourself up by sending off for seed catalogues ready to plan next year's garden.