Well, since the Met Office have kindly offered to start naming the storms that hit our shores we have endured some fairly horrendous weather. We’ve made it all the way to H for goodness sake!! Storm Henry gave us a right good going over this weekend with winds of over 100 miles an hour in parts of the Highlands.

Anyway we’ve made it through to February and there is plenty to be getting on with in the garden this month.

Check your trees

Take the time to get round all the trees in the garden and give them a bit of TLC. As we mentioned it has been a particularly hard winter for wind. We’ve certainly not had the snow of previous years but the winds will certainly have had an effect. Get out and make sure all the stakes are secured, tightening them all up and providing a bit of support. Tie up the branches that have gone a bit wonky and just make sure everything is well protected, I hear ‘Storm Imogen’ isn’t far away.

Continue with ‘Project Planting’

‘Project Planting’ should be in full swing now as you prepare the garden for the impending spring. Continue bedding in your roses, avoiding, of course, planting in areas that have already been planted on. Don’t want to suffer any replanting disease.

This is also the prime time to refresh the shrubs, bushes and and trees you are planning to use to establish your borders. Make sure you protect them well to prevent any frost damage or unwanted attention from our long eared friends.

Think Lawn

Mad though it may seem we have had a reasonably mild winter so their maybe a case for a cut of the lawn (mower set to highest possible setting). That said, as I suspect for many, we have had a lot of rain and the ground will be very wet. If this is the case then avoid walking on the grass to much and leave the cut for a few weeks.

There is a chance you could lay down some turf just now. Again, without trying to impact to much on the rest of the lawn, I would advise using planks for going back and forward. And if there are any more flurries of snow – it is Scotland after all – keep an eye out for any disease that may have appeared.

Garden office clear out

Hard as it maybe it is time to give your office; sorry, the shed, a bit of a pre-season clear out. Get rid of all the old fertilizer that is out of date, broken plant pots you were keeping just in case. That one gardening glove whose partner is long lost down the local skip during one of your summer drop offs.

It is also a good time to think about the bigger, structural jobs. The paving you were going to attempt or the fence you have been meaning to install. Don’t put it off till the spring when you’ll have plenty to do.

So, anyway, that’s February. As ever, let me know what you are up to in your garden on our Facebook page or Tweet us a pic of the garden in progress on Twitter.