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  • Summer Gardening Tips

    | Category: Tree & Plant Care | Tags: tips, summer, gardening, watering
    Water trees and shrubs deeply if natural rainfall is less than one inch per week. Watering the soil and not the foliage reduces leaf spot diseases. Watering Trees and Shrubs [PDF] Replenish mulch under trees and shrubs to conserve...

  • Fall Gardening Tips

    | Category: Tree & Plant Care | Tags: fall, gardening, tips
    September's cooler weather and moist soils offer ideal conditions for fall planting. See Transplanting Trees and Shrubs [PDF] Late summer into early autumn is the best time to divide perennials that bloom in spring and...

  • Winter Gardening Tips

    | Category: Tree & Plant Care | Tags: tips, gardening, winter
    Water plants, especially evergreens, before the ground freezes. Watering Trees and Shrubs [PDF] Prune trees and shrubs in winter when the branches are without leaves. Remove waterspouts, dead, or crossing branches. Pruning Evergreens,...

  • Spring Gardening Tips

    | Category: Tree & Plant Care | Tags: tips, gardening, spring
    Wait until new growth is established before removing winter mulch protection. Mulch protects plants from late spring freezes. Mulching Trees and Shrubs [PDF] Remove tree wraps applied last fall. General clean up: rake the lawn and...

  • Garden Calendar-pdf

    | Category: Tree & Plant Care | Tags: gardening, tips
    Click here to download the Garden Calender as a pdf file.

  • Garden Calendar

    | Category: Tree & Plant Care | Tags: gardening, tips
    Gardening tips from January to December Each season brings growth, change, and opportunities to care for plants and landscapes. Work in your garden to learn the cycles of nature, and feel the joy your efforts give rise to. JANUARY Check young...