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Have You Ever Wondered?
Taking care of the indoor areas of our home is almost second nature. We know when to get out the vacuum or reach for the furniture polish. But when it comes to the outsode areas of our home we might not know all we should.
• Prune most shade and ornamental trees – Trim these trees before they put on their first flush of growth for the year so as not to impair their growth pattern.
• Have a landscape plan designed for spring – This will allow you to have the design planned out and scheduled for the first part of spring.
• Schedule for spring lawn & yard maintenance
• Prune grape vines, some bramble fruits, fruit trees & deciduous shrubs which flower on new growth
• Have a landscape plan designed for spring
• Schedule for spring lawn & yard maintenance
• Fertilize trees & shrubs
• Apply systemic Japanese beetle control & spray dormant oil control for scale
• Apply crabgrass preventer to lawns – It is easier to stop the germination of crabgrass than to try to get rid of an established stand.
• Top-dress beds with mulch & apply pre-emergent
• Transplant any trees, shrubs & evergreens
• Trim off stems of old perennials & grasses to 2” – This will allow the new growth to come through easier and eliminate a weedy appearing landscape.
• If soil is dry, prepare planting beds – Mix in organic matter. Only do this with dry beds otherwise you will have clumpy soil all year long.
• Sow grass seed in mid-April – This will allow the seed to germinate and become rooted before the hot, dry summer.
• Transplant perennial flowers & grasses – Move these plants now. You can see the shoots of where they are located and they are not yet established or full-sized.
• Treat for broadleaf weeds in lawn – Spreading a pre-emergent on the lawn can prevent some weeds from sprouting. Other weeds, such as dandelions, must be sprayed.
• Schedule irrigation start up – Get the system ready to start watering the lawn for the hot, dry months of summer.
• Prune spring flowering shrubs that flower on old wood right after they flower
• Plant most annual flowers (near Mother’s Day)
• Apply borer control – Apply to plants such as birches
• Treat for broadleaf weeds in lawn
• Prune new wood flowering shrubs
• Clip off spring bulb leaves when dried out
• Apply plant food to annuals, vegetables & roses
• Begin bagworm & Japanese beetle control
• Install temperature sensitive water plants
• Prune hedges
• Deadhead spent perennial flowers
• Deep water trees & shrubs in time of drought
• Keep lawns watered deeply at 1” per week
• Apply long term preventative grub control
• Continue bagworm & Japanese beetle control
• Deadhead spent perennial flowers
• Deep water trees & shrubs in time of drought
• Keep lawns watered deeply at 1” per week
• Continue bagworm & Japanese beetle control
• Apply immediate curative grub control
• Stop pruning hedges – This will avoid tender new growth. If you prune the new growth, it can affect the appearance/fullness of the hedge the following year.
• Transplant perennial flowers & evergreens
• Sow grass seed in early September
• Treat for broadleaf weeds in lawn
• Schedule irrigation winterization
• Cover annual flowers – If there is a chance of freezing temperatures, cover your annuals with straw or a tarp to help them maintain their appearance longer.
• Plant bulbs for spring color
• Cut back frost-killed perennials – This is not a ‘must’ task. Some perennials, such as Russian Sage, can provide elements of winter interest while others, such as daylilies, are just brown clumps of foliage.
• Winterize your irrigation system by the end of the month – It is highly recommended that you do this before the first frost. Otherwise the spring may reveal some costly repairs.
• Transplant some varieties of trees & shrubs – which?
• Spray vulnerable evergreens with an anti-desiccant – which?
• Water evergreens & broadleaves well
• Apply winterizer fertilizer – This can help your lawn come through the winter better and give it a jump-start on spring growth.
• Perform fall yard clean-up
• Prune birch, maple & walnut trees
• Fertilize trees
• Prune most shade and ornamental trees
• Have a landscape plan designed for spring
• Schedule for spring lawn & yard maintenance
• Final yard clean-up
