Take advantage of warmer days to clean out flower beds and prune back dead growth.
Plan your spring gardening by surveying, taking photos and measuring. Read Neil Sperry’s Texas gardening books or The Best of Texas by the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association.
Plant pansies, ornamental cabbage and kale, snapdragons and dianthus.
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials.
Be sure to water your yard thoroughly before any hard freeze — dry soil will freeze deeper and cause more damage to plants.
Mulch with bark to conserve moisture and insulate plants’ roots.
Many birds will “cache” or hide seeds for use during the winter. With natural foods sources at a low point this year, provide plenty of fresh bird food from Wild Birds Unlimited.
Continue to monitor all plants for moisture strees. If the ground is dry, water thoroughly.
Use a fertilizer with weed preventer, such as Ferti-lome All Seasons. A fall application of fertilizer is critical after this difficult summer. This product will also stop weed seeds from sprouting.
Plant trees, shrubs, perennials, garden mums and pansies.
Monitor all plants for heat and moisture strees. If the ground is dry, water thoroughly.
Mulch around trees and flower beds — 3 inches of bark mulch will help conserve water. (HINT: Don’t use rubber or rocks — they will make the soil hotter and reflect heat onto your plants).
Spot treat for weeds in the lawn. Bring in samples so we can help you find the right product.
