Gardener’s Checklist

For dedicated gardeners, here are suggestions from the California Assn. of Nurserymen on what to do in the garden this week:

* Prepare your planting beds for roses, fruit and shade trees, cane berries and deciduous shrubs now available in bare-root form.

* Think strawberry shortcake and fresh strawberry jam. Plant bare-root strawberries now for spring harvest. Consider planting in a raised bed, hanging basket, a barrel or an attractive strawberry jar.