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Curl up in your favorite
chair and go through the garden and nursery catalogues to get some ideas for
your garden.
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Think about installing a
pond.
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Order seeds and gardening
supplies.
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If old
plants of the hardy rhododendron become leggy, hard prune at this time.
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Put pre-emergent application
on areas that have a persistent weed problem.
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Lightly rake lawns to remove
debris and dead grass and leaves.
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Cut back ornamental grasses,
buddleia.
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Dead Head Early Flowering
Bulbs
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Repot Container plants
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Protect New Shoots from
slugs, particularly herbaceous plants and clematis.
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Clean beds and mulch to
conserve moisture.
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Plant evergreens and shrubs.
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Plants that bloom in spring
can be cut back after blooming.
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Come In And See our Easter
Flowers.
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Cut Back tender perennials.
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Sow Vegetable seeds.
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Mulch beds to help eliminate
weeds and conserve moisture.
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Maintain a program of
weeding.
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Remember Mothers day
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Plant perennials for maximum
effect.
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plant up pots for summer
color
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Stake tall-growing
perennials
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Trim hedges.
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Always water during the day,
if possible in the morning is best, so the sun can dry off the leaves to
prevent botrytis.
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Fertilize according to the
package recommendations. Over fertilizing can cause burns and possibly a dead
plant.
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Around the first of the
month cut garden mums back by one half.
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Scout plants regularly for
disease and insects.
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Regularly dead head to prolong flowering period.
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Check
stakes of tall-growing perennials like delphiniums
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Sow
herbaceous perennials for next year
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1st of July, cut
back your garden mums by one quarter, and the plants will
be well groomed.
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Keep Plants Watered
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Continue Program of dead
heading.
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Attend regularly to
container-grown plants
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Feed and water summer
bedding
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Lift Spring Bulbs
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Enjoy your garden.
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Plant spring bulbs, garden
mums and perennials.
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Dry herbs for winter use.
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Sweep dead leaves off lawns.
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Prepare for winter – lift
tender plants out of the ground, put in pots and bring indoors.
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Cut down spent perennials.
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If planning to plant your
Christmas tree, now is the time to dig the hole, saving the soil in a frost
free area (shed, garage etc.)
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Turn off outside water
faucets, empty hoses and store for the winter.
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Indoor plants need special
attention and should be kept on the dry side. If possible add some humidity
to the plant area. Always check for insects.
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