Breaking free from Winter's Grasp

February is still in Winters grip.  Spring doesn't arrive until March 20th.  Try not to get anxious! We all want to get going but Mother Nature isn't quite ready to let us go.  Start prep work for the "Spring Fling" by cleaning up your tools.  Sharpen the hoes and shovels to make the job much easier. Once daytime ground temps are above freezing you can start breaking ground.  A spading fork works great for loosing compacted soil and mulch.  Mulch beds thrive from having winter mulch turned and fluffed before a fresh spring dressing.  Be sure you plant your spring bulbs, fertilize trees and shrubs before you mulch.  Meanwhile do some stretching.  I hear the groans but... YES...do some stretching!  Consider it part of your prep work. Pay now or pay later.  Enjoy a little more rest before we go full speed ahead playing in the dirt.

Landscape Tasks for the New Year

Another year has zoomed past and we now begin our preprations for Spring!  This a great time for that final leaf round-up,cleaning up debris and dead wood.  If you haven't done your regular pruning go ahead and finish that task.  A few warm days and your early plants will start waking from their winter snooze.