Log in or create new account to save this product to your wishlist.
Gardening in January: A Comprehensive Guide to Flourishing Green Spaces
You might be enjoying the warm evenings by the fire but it's never too early to get out in the garden. Check out our top tips for gardening in January.
🌱 All important maintenance moments for your lawn during the year. Leave your email and we will send you the lawn calendar for free.
Enter your email
Receive the lawn calendar in the mail
Enjoy a green lawn all year round!
- Order by 2PM = shipped today
- 200.000+ satisfied customers!
- 60 day satisfaction guarantee
January heralds the beginning of the horticultural year — a time to harness renewed vigour, establish grand schemes for the upcoming months, and lay the groundwork for a bountiful spring and summer.
So, gardening in January is primarily about ensuring everything is trim and neat; setting the stage for the year’s horticultural adventures.
Let’s get started!
Timely Tips for January Gardening
Pre-Spring Cleaning
Kickstart your January garden jobs by cleaning your planting pots, gardening tools, water butts and greenhouses. This makes satisfyingly challenging work — excellent exercise after the Christmas indulgences, paving the way for a fruitful growing season.
Planning for the Months Ahead
January is an excellent time to plan the aesthetics of your garden for this year. From the cosy comfort of your armchair, you can order seeds and plants to bring your vision to life.
Surveying Your Winter Protection
Ensure your winter protection measures are still effective. Inspect stakes, supports and ties that may have been damaged by harsh weather.
Fostering Wildlife
Keep feeding the birds to draw them into your garden. Keep some parts of your garden uncut to shelter the smaller creatures until spring arrives.
Tasks in the Flower Garden
Pruning and Tidying
Remove spent blooms and dead or diseased wood from your plants and bushes to encourage fresh springtime growth.
Here are some tips for specific plants:
- Wisteria — Prune your wisteria by cutting back the summer growth, leaving 2 or 3 buds on each branch.
- Rose Bushes — While dormant, prune your rose bushes this month. Cut each branch back to just above a new bud.
- Rhododendrons — This is the best time to prune your rhododendrons, cutting off all the dead and diseased growth.
Check out our extensive catalogue of how to prune flowering plants, shrubs, and bushes.
Tasks in the Vegetable Garden
The vegetable garden may seem quiet in January, but there are some essential gardening jobs for January to keep you busy:
Harvesting
Keep harvesting your parsnips and leeks as and when you need them.
Protecting Potato Grow Bags
If your greenhouse is unheated, protect your potato grow bags with frost-protection fleece on cold nights.
Tasks in the Fruit Garden
Like a vegetable garden, there are a few tasks for your fruiting plants and bushes:
Pruning
- Apple and Pear Trees — Prune your apple and pear trees if you haven’t done so already.
- Currant Plants and Gooseberries — Maintain a productive framework of healthy branches by pruning your currant plants and gooseberries.
Other Fruit Garden Jobs
- Forcing Rhubarb Plants — It’s time to force your rhubarb plants: place an upturned bucket or bin over the crown. Surprisingly, this encourages rapid growth.
- Ordering Fruit Bushes — Order your fruit bushes, such as currants and raspberries. It’ll soon be time to plant them in a prepared bed in a sheltered position.
Looking After Your Lawn in January
There’s no a lot to do for a January lawn.
However, avoid walking on your lawn when it’s covered in heavy frost or snow to prevent damaging the grass beneath.
Other January Garden Jobs
- Checking Climbers — Ensure your climbers are securely attached to their supports with ties.
- Removing Weeds — Remove lurking weeds from your beds and borders, roots and all.
- Brushing off Snow — Remove heavy snow and cold frames from greenhouses to prevent damage to the glass.
- Recycling your Christmas Tree — Shred your Christmas tree and add it to your compost bins.
Tasks From Your Armchair
January is a great time to plan your garden for the year ahead:
- Planning Your Vegetable Plot — Consider good crop rotation. This helps prevent pests or diseases from building up within the soil. So, mix things up with new veg you haven’t previously tried; it’s all about the adventure, after all.
- Ordering Seeds — Draw up a garden plan. This helps you decide upon the appropriate seed quantities. While most seeds last more than one year, avoid waste by only ordering what you’ll definitely need.
- Ordering Spring-Planting Bulbs and Tubers — Consider dedicating a bed to perennial veg, such as asparagus, rhubarb and artichokes.
- Ordering Fruit Trees — Order fruit trees in January for early spring planting.
- Ordering Climbing Perennials — Order climbing perennials like clematis for early spring planting.
- Planning Your Bedding Plants — Plan your bedding in preparation for ordering garden-ready plants, like begonias and fuchsias, for planting at the beginning of spring.
Gardening in January — readying your garden for the year to come
Embrace the chill of gardening in January and immerse yourself in these tasks.
With some planning, effort and patience, you can set the stage for a vibrant and fruitful garden in the months to come.
Happy gardening!
-
Pricking Out Seedlings: Why, When, and How?Pricking out seedlings is crucial for healthy growth. Learn when and how to do this for strong plants in your vegetable or flower garden.Read more
-
How to Grow and Care for A Lemon TreeDreaming of zesty lemons from your garden? Then you’ll be pleased to know that with the right care, you can cultivate these citrus beauties and enjoy their fragrant blossoms and tangy fruits. From selecting the perfect variety to mastering essential care techniques, this guide will help you on your journey to become a successful lemon tree grower.Read more
-
How to Care for A Japanese Maple (Acer Palmatum)Learn the best techniques for caring for your Japanese maple tree. Discover tips for watering, fertilising, pruning and more.Read more
-
How to Grow a Chamomile Lawn SuccessfullyWhat do you think about a lush, fragrant lawn that's soft underfoot and filled with tiny white flowers? If this sounds just about wonderful for you, think on planting a chamomile lawn. This charming alternative to traditional grass has been gaining popularity in British gardens, offering a low-maintenance and visually appealing option for everyone with a garden.Read more
-
How to Grow and Care for Plumeria (Frangipani)Frangipani, or plumeria, is a captivating tropical plant and its flowers smell divine. Whether you're dreaming of a tropical paradise or simply want to add a touch of exotic beauty to your garden, the frangipani plant is an excellent choice that rewards you with its vibrant blooms and sweet scent.Read more
-
A Guide To Pruning Plum Trees: Why, When & HowA complete guide to pruning plum trees. Learn the right pruning techniques to keep your tree healthy and ensure a bountiful harvest.Read more
-
Pruning Ornamental Grasses: Why, When & HowLearn the tricks of the trade with ornamental grass pruning. Find out which ornamental grasses to trim and when is the best time to do it.Read more
-
How to Grow and Care for Blueberries in Your GardenHome-grown blueberries taste the best. That’s at least what everyone who successfully planted blueberries in their own garden says. Most blueberries you can find in the supermarket are either from Peru or grown in hydroponics. So it is not really a surprise that many store-bought blueberries taste watery. Therefore, it’s best to just grow your own blueberries. We tell you how to best go about it.Read more
Leave a comment
Your answer will be displayed on the site and the interested party will be notified by email.
Leave a comment
Have a question or want to share your experience? Leave us a comment.
- Order by 2PM = shipped today
- 200.000+ satisfied customers!
- 60 day satisfaction guarantee
- Order by 2PM = shipped today
- 200.000+ satisfied customers!
- 60 day satisfaction guarantee
🌱 All important maintenance moments for your lawn during the year. Leave your email and we will send you the lawn calendar for free.
Enter your email
Receive the lawn calendar in the mail
Enjoy a green lawn all year round!
Comments (0)
There are no comments yet. Well then, what are you waiting for to
Be the first to write your comment!inaugurate this pretty page?
Do you have some comments?