February Tips:

• Plan now for spring planting! Dreary winter months are a good time to make plans for the upcoming growing season. Most of us are receiving garden and seed catalogs in the mail by now– so take time to browse through them for new ideas. OR, talk with us to see what new plants or gardening trends will be HOT this year. Planning now for spring planting is also a great way to keep the winter blues at bay!
• Another good idea is to take your planning a step further, by being methodical and creative. Grab a pencil and some graph paper and sketch out your plans, like a landscape designer would do. Plot out what plants will go where, keeping in mind such things as plant type, size/height, color and growth characteristics. It’s fun, and you’ll be way ahead of schedule with a “plan in hand”, when warm weather finally arrives!
• Grow Paperwhites and Amaryllis bulbs now for eye-catching blooms during the bleakest days of winter.
• Don’t forget about the birds during wintry weather! Keep your feeders and water supply filled up. Stop by our shop to purchase a birdbath heater, to keep a supply of unfrozen water available for your feathered friends all winter long.
• Winter months are a good time to undertake gardening equipment maintenance projects, too– then, you’ll be ready to go, when spring arrives.
• Clean your garden tools in order to help them last longer. Spray all metal parts with penetrating, lubricating oil, in order to protect them from rust and corrosion. Also, storing tools with blades down in a bucket of coarse sand is a great idea!
• Pot and force tulip bulbs for winter bloom. See us for specifics on successfully forcing bulbs for indoor blooming.
• If the recent snow melts away, there still may be time to get your gardens cleaned up before winter hits hard … Be sure to clean out and dispose of any diseased foliage from your flower and vegetable gardens. To have healthy, disease-free gardens next year, don’t let any diseases winter over in your garden this year.

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