Spring
Gardening Checklist
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Spring
is a great time to evaluate the condition of your yard and garden.
The following is a “print and save list” of springtime chores.
- Prune young
specimen trees before they leaf out. Remove damaged and crossing branches
or limbs. Pruning encourages a strong central leader branch and an
attractively shaped tree.
- Hand-pick and
destroy over- wintering bagworm cases on trees and evergreens.
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In
mid to late March, apply lawn fertilizer with pre-emergent crabgrass
control. DO NOT apply if you plan to re-seed your lawn.
-
Apply
horticultural/dormant oil spray to control scale insects and mites
on landscape plants following package directions. Recommended especially
for euonymus, mugo pine, and dwarf alberta spruce.
- Apply PREEN
to shrub beds now and again in June for a weed-free year.
- Prune spring
flowering shrubs AFTER blooming: azaleas, forsythia, rhododendrons,
etc.
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Prepare
flower beds. Till soil and remove dead plant material, including
winter mulch. Add aged manure or compost to keep beds healthy. Spread
a layer of new mulch and divide perennials.
-
Plant
new perennials before summer heat begins.
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Establish
new annual beds after last frost (around May 10th).
- Cut back ornamental
grasses to 6”
- Make sure all
danger of frost is over before moving potted plants back outdoors.
Allisonville Nursery
garden
center, garden gifts, landscaping
11405 Allisonville Road
Fishers, IN 46038
Phone
317.849.4490
Fax 317.849.5948
We are not
a mailorder nursery. Plants and products are
available for pick-up at our Fishers, Indiana location.
