Apply fertilizer to all of your shrubs and trees. We recommend using a slow release fertilizer such as 10-20-20.
Spray dormant oil on your shrubs and trees.
May
Don't be in a hurry to prune out frost damaged branches from your shrubs and trees - many of these branches will re-leaf.
Wait until threat of frost is gone to plant annuals.
Watch for Gypsy Moths - Spray with Sevin.
Watch for Sawflies on Mugo pines, Austrian pines, and any other hard needle pines. They look like very small
worms. Also spray with Sevin.
June
Keep deadheading your Knockout Roses and perennials to get more blooms.
Salvia and Coreopsis provide a great second bloom after deadheading.
Spray insect and disease control on your roses and ornamentals.
Fertilize annuals, perennials, and hanging baskets with MiracleGro.
July
Now is the time when powdery mildew begins to set in on
your perennials and shrubs, particularly bee balm, lilac,
roses, and even annuals. Treat with a rose and flower fungicide.
From now on and through the rest of the year it is best
to use a liquid based fertilizer, such at Miracle-Gro, for
your perennials, annuals, and hanging baskets.
On your reblooming daylilies make sure to cut spent blooms all the way down to the stock.
August
Now is a good time to plan for fall color in your garden. We have lots of perennial color this time of year.
Continue to deadhead your plants.
Watch for Japanese beetles - spray with Seven.
Watch for powdery mildew on roses and shrubs. Spray with a rose and flower fungicide.
Sept
Get your extra large, hardy mums at Rave's.
Apply grub control to your lawn if you've had a
lot of beetle activity over the summer.
Continue to deadhead your plants.
October
Apply a granular fertilizer, such as 10-10-10 or 5-10-5, to your shrubs and trees. Always follow package directions.
Trim your shrubs and trees. Take out any crossing or rubbing branches on your trees. See our Pruning Guidelines
November
Cut back your perennials and roses. Perennials can be cut back to the ground. Knockout roses cut back to about 12-15".
Apply an anti-desiccant, such as Wilt-Pruf, to your broadleaf evergreens. This helps reduce winter burn, whereby the plant loses too much moisture over winter from the cold winter winds and plant tissue can become damaged.