What to Plant in January
Seeds to sow, young plants to put out, and what's flowering in January in UK gardens — drawn straight from the GardenWizz plant encyclopedia.
🌱 Sow in January
Sow these seeds this month (11 plants).
Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla)
Common Daisy (Bellis perennis)
Garden Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
Lupin (Lupinus)
Nordmann Fir (Abies nordmanniana)
Pea (Pisum sativum)
Pink Lily Leek (Allium oreophilum)
Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus)
Silver Sage (Salvia argentea)
Small Yellow Onion (Allium flavum)
Traveller's Joy (Clematis vitalba)
🪴 Plant out in January
Put these into the garden now (63 plants).
Apothecary's Rose (Rosa gallica)
Aspen (Populus tremula)
Banksia Rose (Rosa banksiae)
Barberry (Berberis)
Bigleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)
Bigleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)
Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)
Blireana Plum (Prunus × blireana)
Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens)
Candelabra Aloe (Aloe arborescens)
Cappadocian Maple (Acer cappadocicum)
Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla)
Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera)
Common Alder (Alnus glutinosa)
Common Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
Common Daisy (Bellis perennis)
Common Dog-Violet (Viola riviniana)
Cowslip (Primula veris)
Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris)
Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea)
Echeveria
English Ivy (Hedera helix)
English Oak (Quercus robur)
Field Birch (Betula pubescens)
Fire Heath (Erica cerinthoides)
Flaky Juniper (Juniperus squamata)
Folgner's Rowan (Sorbus folgneri)
Gorse (Ulex europaeus)
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
Hellebore (Helleborus)
Holly (Ilex aquifolium)
Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)
Hybrid Honeysuckle (Lonicera × heckrottii)
Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum)
Japanese Rowan (Sorbus commixta)
Japanese Spiraea (Spiraea japonica)
Korean Fir (Abies koreana)
Laburnum (Laburnum anagyroides)
Lipstick (Echeveria agavoides)
Martin's Spurge (Euphorbia martini)
Moth Orchid 'Ariadne' (Phalaenopsis × ariadne)
Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)
Nodding Onion (Allium cernuum)
Nordmann Fir (Abies nordmanniana)
Oaks (Quercus)
Paperbark Maple (Acer griseum)
Pea (Pisum sativum)
Poppy (Papaver)
Privet (Ligustrum vulgare)
Red-Barked Dogwood (Cornus alba)
Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum)
Rose (Rosa)
Rowans And Mountain Ashes (Sorbus)
Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
Shrubby Rock-Roses (Cistus)
Silver Sage (Salvia argentea)
Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)
Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
Viburnums (Viburnum)
Willow (Salix viminalis)
Yew (Taxus baccata)
ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia)
🌸 In flower in January
What's blooming this month (27 plants).
Bodnant Viburnum (Viburnum bodnantense)
Cape Cowslip (Lachenalia)
Chenille Plant (Acalypha hispida)
Common Primrose (Primula husky)
Cootamundra Wattle (Acacia baileyana)
Corsican Crocus (Crocus corsicus)
Daffodils (Narcissus)
Darley Dale Heath (Erica x darleyensis)
Daurian Rhododendron (Rhododendron dauricum)
Derenberg's Painted Lady (Echeveria derenbergii)
Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea)
Fairy Primrose (Primula malacoides)
Fire Heath (Erica cerinthoides)
Gorse (Ulex europaeus)
Hairy Grey Heather (Erica canaliculata)
Hellebore (Helleborus)
Horned Spurge (Euphorbia ceratocarpa)
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria elegans)
Mother Of Hundreds (Mammillaria compressa)
Moth Orchid 'Ariadne' (Phalaenopsis × ariadne)
Orchid Iris (Iris histrioides)
Oven Wattle (Acacia pravissima)
Scarlet-Plume (Euphorbia fulgens)
Smooth Crocus (Crocus laevigatus)
Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis)
Thread Agave (Agave filifera)
Viburnums (Viburnum)
❄️ UK frost dates by region
Approximate last spring / first autumn frost — always check your local forecast before sowing or planting out tender plants.
| Region | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland & far north | late May | late September |
| North of England | mid May | mid October |
| Midlands & Wales | early–mid May | late October |
| East & South East England | late April–early May | late October |
| London & urban areas | mid April | early November |
| South West & coastal | mid April | November |
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