What To Do in the Garden on a Frosty Day
You can do lots of things in the garden on a frosty day, but there are lots of things you must not do! Dress for the occasion to keep warm.
- Don’t walk on frosted grass
- Don’t dig the soil if frosted
- Don’t be tempted to top dress if ground is frozen
- Don’t be tempted to plant anything in frosty weather
What you can do:-
- Sharpen tools including hoes and spades
- Wipe tools with an oily rag
- Treat fences with a preservative
- Prune overgrown deciduous shrubs to keep them in shape
- Make sure your pots and seed trays are ready for the spring by washing
- Get the latest seed catalogues and browse
- Move tender container plants close to a house wall
- Don’t forget the birds, top up feeders and provide water
And finally if you want to visit a winter garden why not go to Anglsey Abbey a National Trust garden in Cambridgshire. The photo above is from that garden.
Happy Gardening
Andrew
