Gardening Calendar: Put your garden to bed

1 BARE ROOTS Finish planting bare-rooted shrubs and trees, including fruit varieties, before the ground gets too hard.

2 BUBBLE UP Lag outdoor taps and containers with bubble wrap. Move pots near a wall to avoid wind damage and waterlogging.

3 DUVET DAYS A thick quilt of straw, bracken or old leaves stops soil freezing. Mulch parsnips and other root crops, celery and borderline-hardy bulbs and perennials. It also helps evergreens avoid wind dehydration.    More