Tag Archive | transplanting
Divide Perennials This Spring
If dividing your perennials is one of the fall landscape tasks that you just didn’t get to before winter descended upon us, fear not. It’s ok to do it in the spring. However, you don’t want to run right out and begin dividing perennials now. Right now, the soil is either frozen or muddy, neither […]
Dividing Perennials This Spring
If you didn’t divide your spreading perennials last fall, you might want to make that an early task this spring. Just letting them go may result in their squeezing out other plants that share the same bed. If your spreading perennials are near a sidewalk, they may impede you or guests using the walk. If […]
Arbor Day This Friday
This Friday, April 27, we observe a holiday that could be considered “Gift of Life” day. It’s Arbor Day. Although Arbor Day is set aside to plant trees, it’s also a day on which we should consider the tremendous gifts trees give us. Sure, trees are beautiful and they provide shade in the summer and […]
Spring In The Garden
We’ve had enough winter. If you’re like most gardeners and lawnophiles, you’re getting antsy to get out and get your hands dirty. That’s fine, but don’t push it. Don’t try to work in mud. After the snow melts, wait for the soil to firm up enough to support you when you step on it. Take […]
February Tree & Shrub Tasks
We’ve discussed pruning trees in winter while they are defoliated and their skeletons are visible. If you haven’t had your trees pruned yet, please call so we can schedule you. Remember, tree pruning isn’t a do-it-yourself project. Our crews will continue pruning most trees even after they leaf out, but they know how to do […]
Landscaping Projects For The Waning Days Of Summer
Due to its late start, summer seems to be speeding by at breakneck speed. If the season is passing faster than you can get your summer projects done, fear not, there is still plenty of time. Just choose your projects carefully. Select projects that won’t be affected by the forthcoming winter. Plant only late season […]
Why Fall Is For Planting
The reason fall is for planting is the same reason why we can usually sleep better on fall nights than on steamy, summer nights – the weather. Once the dog days of summer are behind us, the weather becomes more comfortable. Daytime temperatures continue to be warm, though not as oppressively scorching as summer. Unlike […]
Be A Friend This Fall. Share Your Overgrown Perennials
Fall is for planting…and transplanting. It’s the ideal season to rein in overgrown perennials by splitting them and sharing them with friends. When perennials overtake your garden, dig up the plants and divide the roots into four pieces. Then replant one piece back into your garden and place the others in nursery pots to give […]
Transplant Your Easter Lilies; Enjoy Them For Years
There is always a touch of sadness, or at least melancholy, when your beautiful, potted Easter lilies begin to wither and die. That doesn’t have to be the last of them, however. You can plant them outside to continue giving you joy year after year. As the flowers fade, cut them off and throw them […]
Keeping Our World Green 