Planting your new trees and shrubs

Don't plant your new plants deeper than they are in the pot.  In fact, leave 1/2" to 1" of the root stock or ball above the level of the ground.  This is so they won't become water-logged in their new hole.  It's better to dig the hole wider than deeper.  

 

Don't lose those clippers!

Spray them with yellow spray paint so you can find them easily.

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Grasses

 

April:  It's time to trim back your ornamental grasses. You want to get it done before green shoots start coming up or you'll have the old grass mixed in with the new.  Tie a rope around the whole bunch then cut them down low with hedge trimmers or clippers.  The rope will help keep them together for easier clean up.

 

Trimming old growth

 

It's best to leave the old growth of mums and other flowers till the spring so they will help feed the roots.  

 

  

Mums

 

If you can find mums in the spring, that's the best time to plant them, to give them enough time to get established before going dormant in the fall.  That gives them more of a chance to make it over their first winter.

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How to enjoy a garden... :) 

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The best way to get real enjoyment out of a garden is to put on a wide straw hat, dress in thin, loose fitting clothes, hold a trowel in one hand and a cool drink in the other, and tell the man where to dig. -- Charles Barr