December in the garden

Last chance in December

These windows are open now and shut at the end of the month. Missing the close of a sowing window usually costs a year rather than a fortnight, which is why they are listed apart from everything else that can be done in December.

Coming up in January

Nothing here can be done yet — these are the windows that open when December ends, worth knowing about now because most of them need something ordered, cleared or prepared first.

• Sow under cover1 plant — aubergine
• Harvest1 plant — ivy
• Prune1 plant — wisteria
• Protect1 plant — peach

The whole of January →