Gardening Calendar ~ Winter (December to February)

Plant:

·          Roses ~ Plant roses now. All our roses are container grown and can be planted year round, but Winter is a great time to plant.

Prune:

·          Selectively prune trees, shrubs and roses

   - Prune trees in the period December 15 to February 1

   - Complete heavier pruning of shrubs and roses in Mid February (don’t prune too early
     or new growth  may be killed by hard freezes.

·          Prune perennials, removing unsightly chaff and brown stems as late as possible. Early pruning may stimulate new growth, which will be killed by hard freezes.

General Maintenance:

• Check out general maintenance instructions for your perennials by following this link ..\care instructions\caring for your perennials.htm

• Check out rose maintenance by clicking on this link ..\care instructions\caring for your roses.htm

•           Monitor watering and water as necessary

•  Root stimulate newly planted trees and shrubs on a monthly basis; use Medina, Medina Plus, Superthrive

•  Aerate the lawn and planting areas in February. Mechanically punch holes so that drainage is improved and microbes in the soil are stimulated.

• Divide or thin fall-blooming perennials (that are established three years or more) in mid-February (e.g. Fall Asters, Salvia Regla, Mexican Bush Sage).