As long as the rain stops...

• Finish planting any bare root roses in a sunny position

• Prepare ground for hardy annuals

• Lift and divide overgrown clumps of perennials (bring any spares to the Club Plant Stall!)

• Mulch herbaceous perennials with well-rotted manure or garden compost

• Start chitting early potatoes - stand them on end 'eyes-up' in a tray or egg box and place them in a bright, cool, frost-free place

• Continue sowing seeds in a propagator or warm, light window sill

• Start Dahlia tubers into growth in a frost-free place

• Mow your lawn if it needs it - choose a dry day and set your blades higher than usual

• Cut Cornus (dogwood) and Salix (willow) back to 30-60 cm from the base for the best winter stems next year

• Prune bush and climbing roses