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HATCH YOUR PLOT

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Vincent
Published date22 January 2022
Publication titleCoventry Telegraph
It's a funny thing, planning

The premise is that by careful forethought you can avoid pitfalls later on in the season.

But planning can also remove the impulsive joy from gardening. So don't plan with an inflexibility that becomes stultifying. Instead, use this time of year to fire your enthusiasm by poring over catalogues of treasures that do not yet occur in your garden. Make fitting them into the picture a pleasure rather than a chore.

By all means plan a particular border - think about it in terms of plant suitability, height, colour and shape. But allow yourself a bit of elasticity so you can change your mind at planting time.

Of course, even if we are in the middle of an unexpected deep freeze there are some things you can do - like making sure birds do not go short of food and water.

If heavy snowfall is bending the boughs of evergreens and coni- fers, knock it off, and try to do it while the snow is still soft.

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If the weather is mild, try digging over the vegetable patch but take it slowly. Dig for no more than 15 minutes to start with, then up it to half an hour. Take breaks, and don't use a massive spade.

If the ground is not wet or...

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