WHAT TO DO THIS WEEK

IF you have houseplants that are outgrowing their pots, now is a good time to address it. Choose a pot one size bigger and use fresh potting compost. If you can’t re-pot, then top dress, by scraping off the top inch of soil and replacing with fresh compost.

PLANT amaryllis bulbs (Hippeastrum) indoors in pots for spring flowers.

WINDY weather may have caused wind-rock in your plants – roses are vulnerable so check they have not been lifted out of the soil. If they are loose, back them in gently. Fences and trellises may also need checking and repairing.

WITH epimediums, cut old leaves back carefully now to show the delicate flowers emerging, taking care not to cut the flower stems. You can also do this with hellebores, removing dead leaves.