Vegetables
Seed potatoes should be stored in trays - in a light, cool, frost-free place to chit ready for planting in March or April
In the greenhouse, sowings can be made of aubergine and summer maturing cauliflower
Prepare a deep trench for where runner beans are to be grown next summer, by digging out and filling with rotted compost from your compost bin. In late spring cover with soil and sow your beans on top.   

Bulbs
Bulbs, corms and tubers that are being kept in store should be checked regularly for signs of deterioration or rot. Any diseased ones should be removed immediately, sprinkling sulphur powder on the others to prevent attack by disease.

Flowers
Sowings can be made of Antirrhinum, Begonia, Dianthus, Geranium, Gloxinia, Lobelia, Salpiglossis, Statice, Sweet Pea and Verbena. Some perennial plants such as Anemone, Auricula, Aquilegia, Hollyhock and Kniphofia can also be sown at this time
Cut down flowering perennials to ground level.

Trees & Shrubs
New plantings should be protected from the wind by erecting a shelter around them.
Move container shrubs being over-wintered into a cold greenhouse, cold frame or even wrap the pots in bubble plastic to give protection
Tree ties and stakes should be checked for loosening
Use wire netting to protect outdoor seedbeds, pots and trays from damage by squirrels.

Fruit
Continue to plant raspberries and other soft cane fruit. If soil conditions are unsuitable when you buy your plants, plant them temporarily in a spare piece of land or pot to prevent the roots drying out until there is an improvement
Established fruit bushes and trees should be pruned.

General
All leaves that have fallen, along with the ones under bushes and hedges, should be cleared away as they give protection for snails and slugs during the winter months
Any areas of ground that are presently empty can be dug over, forking in plenty of rotted manure or compost.