To-do list

Tidy your borders

CUT BACK OLD GROWTH AND TOP DRESS WITH COMPOST

Sow tomato seeds

IN A HEATED PROPAGATOR

Prune roses

CUT OUT DISEASED OR ROTTEN WOOD

Divide large perennials

AND DISCARD THEIR CENTRES

Sow salads under cloches

OR IN COLD FRAMES

Sow hardy annual flowers

IN A CUTTING PATCH OR BORDERS