Any branches containing brown, frothy egg cases of praying mantis that are removed when pruning, should be reattached to a nearby branch.
Branches of Peach and Plum can be gently forced into flower, when cut and brought indoors.
Check and secure any loose winter protection or wind screens around Boxwood and other tender plants.
Check fences and gate posts for any needed repairs.
Check all your evergreens to see if they need watering, especially newly planted ones.
Crumble old manure over the surface soil of your potted Gardenias.
Do you have enough peat pots, potting soil, labels etc. for your indoor seed starting needs?
During the winter months, weakened limbs or those that cross and rub are easily detected.
Examine borders and rock gardens for plants that have been heaved out by frosts, push back and cover well.
Examine trees and shrubs for mice and rabbit damage, add protection if any signs of activity are spotted.
For house plants, aerosol sprays that contain pyrethrum or rotenone can be used indoors.
Fuchsias like plenty of leaf-mold mixed in their soil.
Give Rubber plants sunlight, water every day and a cup of manure water once a week.
If you are ordering seeds, why not try one of the new varieties or novelties this year.
If you didn't get the compost pile turned over in the fall, you can turn it now.
Inspect stored Gladiolus corms, if any are found molding, dust them with sulphur and move to a drier location.
Large deciduous trees can be moved now unless the ground is frozen solid.
Make sure that all bird-feeding stations are kept filled.
Now is the time to prune Apples, Pears and Grapes.
Order your flower and vegetable seeds that are to be started in the hotbed.
Over-wintering egg cases of bag worms and tent caterpillars should be removed from trees and shrubs.
Parsley and other herb seeds can be sown indoors, for use in the kitchen.
Seed of both annual and perennial Canterbury Bells can be started indoors.
Shake snow from evergreens and Boxwood as soon as snowfall ceases.
Snapdragons, petunias and lobelia are very slow growing from seed into blooming plants, so the seed can be started now indoors.
Sow Celery, Cabbage and Onion seed indoors now for an early crop.
Spray house Ferns every other day.
Spray your house plants regularly against insect pests.
Take leaf cuttings of African violets.
This is a good time to send cards or letters to distant garden friends.
To speed up germination of Lupine and Morning Glory seeds, notch the seed with a file.
Towards the end of the month, Sweet Pea seed can be sown in a cool house.
Transplant begonia and coleus seedlings when their second pair of true leaves appear.
Valentine flowers received will last longer if pots are kept in a cool location, kept moist and out of direct sunlight.
Ventilate your cold frames on any warm sunny days.
Winter damaged tree and shrub branches should be pruned as soon as possible.