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Repair:
�Areas with puddles:
Raise the level of the land, with the incline leading to a drain or a drainage ditch.
Dig a drainage ditch with porous tubing.
Add sand or peat to the soil.

�Bare spots on the lawn:
Trim the damaged area and replace it with a piece of turf of the same thickness as the surrounding grass.
Clean away dead material and re-seed.

�Summer beds
Uproot withered seasonal plants and prune summer perennials to ground level.
Pull weeds.


Lawn:
Mow 2 or 3 centimeters shorter.
Loosen with a rake to eliminate dead blades and prevent emergence of fungus.

Seed:
Flowering plants for winter or spring: pansies, candytuft, yarrow, gillyflower, forget-me-not, marigold, centaurea and nigelia.
Mix small seeds with silica gel so they disperse better.

Cuttings:
From fuchsia, geraniums, plumbagos and pelargonium.
Cut the stems leaving three to five leaves, and place rest of stem in water. Will be ready to plant when roots appear.

Plant:
Bulbs that bloom in spring: crocus, narcissus, tulips, anemone, hyacinth, iris, muscaris, etc.
Garden: cabbage, onions, parsley and corn salad.

Fertilize:
Dahlia, chrysanthemum and plants with ornamental fruit.
For lawns, use fertilizer rich in potassium in order to strengthen roots.

Fumigate:
With potassium sulphate to harden young wood.
Treat fungal diseases to disinfect plants for spring.

Prune:
The oldest part of flowering plants and strip heads.
Stray branches and shoots from trees and bushes.

Collect:
Leaves to prevent disease and pests.
Seeds from seasonal plants: hang plants upside down by stems in a dry, ventilated place. Let seed heads or buds dry on sand and store them with labels to plant when the season comes around.