For dedicated gardeners, here are suggestions...

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

* Outdoor container plants can dry out even in the winter, especially those hanging plants and other container plants protected by the eaves of your home.

* Make your first planting of gladiolus this month and follow up with additional plantings at 15- to 25-day intervals until July for color from spring to early fall.

* Early blooming shrubs to plant now are forsythia, acacia and flowering quince.