TIPS and TRICKS from the EXPERTS !

Seasonal Tips

Year round tips for your yard

Don't mulch too close to the trunks of trees and ornamental plants. This may lead to rotting.
Adjust sprinkler system to avoid wasting water
Make sure your shrubs and trees are properly mulched. The mulch moderates temperatures, maintains moisture, deters weeds, and enhances the attractiveness of your yard.
When pruning, use caution to make a good cut at a slight angle about 1/4 inch from the branch
Pruning should be done in late spring or early autumn.

Spring

Spring is the ideal time for planting all around the country.
Warm weather, nutrient rich soil, and regular rainfall provide perfect conditions for plants to thrive
Treat for lawn pests such as grubs
Beware of killing frost
Lay warm weather grass sod
Test irrigation and have tools ready and sharpened
Plant perennials and annuals
Prune spring blooming shrubs after they flower
Aerate the lawn
Pre-emergent and herbicides can be used to control crabgrass should be applied around the beginning of May

Summer

Watering is essential! Watering at dusk and dawn is the best time due to the absence of the sun's heat which will evaporate the water before it has time to be absorbed in the soil.
Know the watering requirements of your lawn, trees, shrubs, and ornamental plants to avoid drought stress, but also to avoid over-watering which can be just as harmful as drought.

Fall

Fall is also an excellent time to plant
Make sure watering is adequate
Continue to water the lawn.â€¨Plant bulbs which will grow in the spring
Most pruning should be done after the leaves turn, indicating that the plant is dormant.
As winter nears, protect delicate plants with burlap if you have experienced frost damage before.
Rake as soon as the leaves fall

Winter

Beware not to prune plants that bloom in the spring (do these after they flower in the spring)