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Every week Thursday 17 January, 2013 The great indoors Are you a dab hand at garden DIY? Show off your skills by building your own greenhouse or polytunnel, then kit it out with our five indoor gardening essentials. Daniel Haynes Editor, gardenersworld.com What to do now... Keep on top of garden and greenhouse jobs with the help of our weekly checklists. Flowers checklist     Cut back ornamental miscanthus grass   Trim back ivy and Virginia creeper   Clear away dead foliage from perennials View all flower jobs for this week Greenhouse checklist   Top up fuel tank of paraffin heater every evening   Bring potted hyacinths and bulbs under cover   Make a sowing plan for greenhouse crops See all greenhouse jobs for this week Fruit & veg checklist   Dig over veg plots, mixing in compost   Continue filling a trench with kitchen waste   Cover rhubarb with forcing jars See all fruit & veg jobs for this week Editor's picks Siting a greenhouse Choose the right location for a new greenhouse, with the help of our tips on orientation, ventilation and boosting light levels. Read more How to build a greenhouse Building a greenhouse from a kit can save you hundreds of pounds. Avoid common pitfalls, with the help of our building advice. Read more How to build a polytunnel Putting up a polytunnel is easy, providing you're well organised. Recruit some helpers, then follow our step-by-step assembly guide. Read more On the forum Best base for a greenhouse? Can you help AndytheScientist choose the right material for his greenhouse base? Offer your suggestions, on his forum thread. Share your tips Grow snowdrops How to grow snowdrops How to lift and divide snowdrops Create a snowdrop pot display Snowdrops blog by Adam Pasco Snowdrop days blog by Kate Bradbury Snowdrops to try Common snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Honey-scented blooms G. elwesii Double flowers G. 'Flore Pleno' Autumn-flowering G. reginae-olgae Broad leaves G. woronowii Gardeners' World blog Making a stumpery Dead wood makes a wonderful habitat in the garden, providing food and shelter for huge numbers of invertebrates including wood-boring beetles, solitary bees and woodlice. Read Kate Bradbury's blog Also this week... Five greenhouse essentials Kit out your greenhouse with our choice of 'must-have' items for gardening under cover. Read more Fit greenhouse guttering Conserve rain water by fitting guttering on your greenhouse - find out how, in our project. Read more 7-day weather forecast What does the weather hold in the week ahead? Consult our 7-day forecast, for the answer. View forecast for your area On the forum Forum Ask for advice, share your woes or just have a natter on our friendly gardening forum. Add your voice Save £5 on a mini greenhouse Four-tier mini greenhouse Make the most of a small space with this four-tier mini greenhouse, made from clear UV-stabilised PVC cover on a tubular steel frame. Quote code GW13SC1 to make a saving of £5 on the RRP of £29.95. View offer Gardeners' World Magazine January issue This month, discover which plants will attract garden birds and keep them well fed through the winter months. Plus, claim a free patio potato kit. Find out more Digital edition for iPad Save 25 per cent on a digital subscription to the iPad edition of Gardeners' World Magazine, paying just £13.49 every six months. Subscribe now  |  How to download Win gardening prizes Win a Hayter Scarifier Sign in or register to win a powerful Hayter Scarifier, perfect for clearing your lawn of thatch. Enter now Win a bird feeding collection Enter to win a gift selection of bird food and feeders from the Alan Titchmarsh Wild Bird Collection. Enter now Keep up to date with all the latest from gardenersworld.com by following us on Facebook and Twitter.

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