Action plan: Nigel Colborn’s essential jobs for your garden this week

PLANT BARE-ROOT SHRUBS AND TREES The planting season lasts until March, but the sooner you can get young shrubs or trees into the ground, the sooner they will settle. Nigel Colborn says now is the time if you want to move or plant woody plants When your plant order arrives, unpack it at once. When planting shrubs or trees, dig the holes before you unwrap each plant or before lifting plants that were heeled in. DIVIDE LATE PERENNIALS Nigel chose Prunus Incisa 'Kojo-No-Mai as this week's plant As summer and autumn perennials go dormant, it's time to split any that are showing their age.