Articles tagged tips
- Watering Trees and Shrubs
| Category: Tree & Plant Care | Tags:
Excessively dry soils cause the death of small roots and reduce a tree’s capacity to absorb water, even after the soil is re-moistened. The resulting drought stress increases a tree’s susceptibility to certain diseases and insects. Precious... - Summer Gardening Tips
| Category: Tree & Plant Care | Tags:
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:
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:
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:
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... - How to Plant Trees
| Category: Tree & Plant Care | Tags:
Before you plant Choose plants that are hardy to your area: Chicago is in USDA zone 5 (-20°). Select the appropriate site for your plant based on sunlight, soil, and moisture. Be sure your space is large enough for the plant at maturity.... - Drought Care
| Category: Tree & Plant Care | Tags:
Weather extremes and the prospect of continued global warming require us to understand the special care trees need in the event of drought. Drought stress develops in plants when the available soil water becomes limited. As this happens, young... - Garden Calendar-pdf
| Category: Tree & Plant Care | Tags:
Click here to download the Garden Calender as a pdf file. - Garden Calendar
| Category: Tree & Plant Care | Tags:
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...