LANDSCAPING : Dividing perennials while the soil is still cool is a satisfying winter task — lift clumps of chrysanthemum with a fork, split them into sections each carrying three to five shoots, and replant 40 cm apart in freshly composted ground / Cyclamen tubers can be shifted to a cooler, shadier corner; set each tuber at the surface and top-dress with a thin layer of leaf mould to retain moisture
ORCHARD : Grapevines are still dormant and pruning can continue without risk — cut back to two or three buds on each spur and remove crossing wood to open the framework / Raspberry canes planted earlier may have been lifted by frost; firm them down and mulch along the row with 5 cm of well-rotted compost to protect shallow roots