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Landscape Tips for January

Published January 2, 2012 | By creative

Happy 2012!

It’s January, start of a New Year, we’re ready to shake off the dust of 2011 and make 2012 a great year! We look forward to sharing this great year with you!

Landscape Tips for January

Check the soil moisture around boxwood and holly, water if needed
Snow can be used as mulch on perennials and areas where bulbs were planted last fall
Don’t walk on lawns until frost has melted
Make sure our recent deluges have not left bulbs and tree roots bare.

Posted in Education, Landscape Tips, Randy's Corner | Tagged bulbs, Landscape Tips, Lawn, Mulch, Soil, trees | Leave a comment

April Landscaping Tips

Published April 1, 2011 | By creative

Apply a slow-release fertilizer to perennial beds
Cut back any perennials not trimmed in the fall
Apply a soil acidifier around the base of holly and boxwood
Add mulch or bark to beds if needed
Complete lawn seeding projects
Watch for aphids near the perennials
Divide perennials (now or next month)
Plant annuals (now or next month depending on weather)

Posted in Education, Randy's Corner | Tagged Annuals, Aphids, April, Bark, Education, Fertilizer, Home, Landscape, Landscaping, Lawn, Lawn Seeding, Mulch, Perennials, Plants, Randy's Corner, Soil, Spring | Leave a comment

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