Hello Friends,

      The days are getting longer, which means spring is getting closer! In between late winter weather events, take advantage of the days that you can comfortably work outside. You can clean up your beds and remove dead growth from the previous season. Cut perennials to 3” above the ground (6” above the ground for ornamental grasses and hardy hibiscus). Remove damaged foliage, any old flower stalks and seed heads. To control Iris borer, clean up and destroy the old foliage before new growth begins. Avoid the urge to work up your garden soil too early. Tilling too early in the season or when the soil is wet can result in the soil becoming compacted and make it dry out too fast.

      You can plan Deep Root Feeding treatments for your trees and shrubs into your schedule soon. The best time to do this is when trees are waking up from dormancy in the spring and need that extra dose of nutrients. This treatment injects the fertilizer into the ground at the roots and gives your trees added security to handle our stressful seasons. Winter is bad enough, but the heat and drought of summer in our area is extra hard on plants. We sell the products here for you to do yourself - or we can do this for you! Just stop by or call us at 636-239-6729 and ask for our Landscape Department.

Keep Growing,

Scott