Monthly Tips
January
- Mulch bare soil
- Remove grassy weeds
- Fertilize Pansies and other winter annuals with organic fertilizer
February
- Cut perennials, ornamental grasses, Liriope, Vinca Minor, Vinca Major, Purple Winter Creeper, and Asian Jasmine to the ground
- Prune summer flowering shrubs & roses
- Do not prune spring-flowering shrubs
- Fertilize with organic fertilizer
- Remove winter weeds
- Mulch bare soil
- Prune trees
March
- Test your sprinkler system to ensure it is in good operating condition
- Fertilize all planting areas with organic fertilizer
- Mulch bare soil
- Plant Petunias and other cool season annuals
April
- Plant seasonal color
- Mulch bare soil
- Mow regularly and leave clippings on the ground
- Pinch off Chrysanthemum buds
- Prune flowering shrubs after they have stopped blooming
May
- Mow regularly and leave the clippings on the ground
- Mechanically aerate the lawn
- Plant seasonal color
- Trim asters back by half to keep them tight until bloom time
- Mulch bare soil
- Pinch off Chrysanthemum buds
June
- Prune away all dead and diseased wood
- Release beneficial insects
- Fertilize lawns and planting areas with organic fertilizer
- Mulch Rose beds
- Mow regularly and leave the clippings on the ground
- Mulch bare soil
- Pinch off Chrysanthemum buds
July
- Increase watering to match the heat
- Mow regularly and leave the clippings on the ground
- Watch for red spider mites on Marigolds, Junipers, and Verbena
- Mulch bare areas
- Prune dead or diseased wood
August
- Install hardscape and water features
- Increase watering to match the heat
- Mow regularly and leave the clippings on the ground
- Mechanically aerate the lawn
- Mulch bare soil
- Prune dead or diseased wood
- Stop pinching off Chrysanthemum buds the first of the month
September
- Mow as needed
- Mulch bare soil
- Last chance to hydromulch or seed Bermuda or Buffalo grass
- Fertilize all potted plants with organic fertilizer
- Prune dead or diseased wood
- Fertilize all planting areas and the lawn
- Divide lilies
October
- Plant seasonal color (Kale or Pansies)
- Add mulch to bare areas
- Mow once per week at a three-and-a-half-inch height
- Prune dead or diseased wood
- Divide perennials
- Pull up spent annuals
- Force indoor bulbs
- Plant cool-season grasses such as Fescue and Rye
November
- Mulch bare soil
- Begin major tree pruning
- Fertilize Pansies and other winter annuals with organic fertilizer
- Remove dead and diseased leaves and wood
- Sow wildflower seeds
December
- Mow cool-season grasses and winter weeds
- Prune and remove Mistletoe
- Fertilize Pansies and other winter annuals with organic fertilizer
