Officially it is still fall but winter can hit at any time. We still should have a nice day or two that you might take outdoor advantage of now and some tips on dealing with snow and ice this winter.
If you haven’t already applied your 2nd application of fall fertilizer do it this weekend. This encourages good root development and helps improve the color of your lawn.
Continue to remove fallen leaves from the lawn and around shrubs. If mulching leaves on the lawn with your mower, don’t bury the grass with shredded leaves. The green blades should show through when you’re done mulching the leaves.
Spring flowering bulbs can still be planted outdoors at this time of year and also think about adding some indoor color by planting a few bulbs in pots for forcing. Paper whites, hyacinths, and early blooming tulips and daffodils are good choices. Bulbs need a good 8-10 weeks of cold so this means you can continue planting thru December and sometimes even in January.
Clean and put away your garden tools. Drain your hoses and put them away for the winter. Do not leave any hoses attached to outdoor hose bibs. This can cause pipes to burst.
Bring out the bird feeders and stock them with bird seed for the birds. Remember to provide fresh water for them too.
Store any firewood away from any structure and keep covered with a plastic tarp so it remains dry.
Leave any spring flowering bulbs alone if some start to grow before spring. You’ll be tempted to cover, but please don’t. They will be fine.
One of the best looks that a landscape can have is a snow cover that makes our home look like a winter wonderland. Snow can be a landscapes best friend by covering the lawn, shrubs, and planting beds with a white blanket. Snow cover is a great insulator keeping very cold temperatures from harming those snow covered plants. Wet snow, on the other hand, can cause harm to your evergreen trees and shrubs by you going out with a broom or leaf rake and trying to beat the wet snow off. Wet snow can cause plants to bend but very seldom break. If you wish to remove snow from your evergreens, lightly beat the snow covered branches from their underside. This will keep your motion and snow weight from breaking any branches.
To melt snow and ice from your concrete and blacktop surfaces, use products that won’t damage the surfaces or contaminate the soil in the surrounding planting beds and lawn. The salt free Halite is a safe product as well as any granular fertilizer high in nitrogen, example: 28-0-4. Make sure the fertilizer has a course filler and not lightweight vermiculite.
If you are in need of some professional assistance, contact your landscape designer this winter. He or she will have lots of time now to work on your 2012 project so you’ll be ready to complete the project early next spring and avoid waiting in a long line.
If you haven’t already applied your 2nd application of fall fertilizer do it this weekend. This encourages good root development and helps improve the color of your lawn.
Continue to remove fallen leaves from the lawn and around shrubs. If mulching leaves on the lawn with your mower, don’t bury the grass with shredded leaves. The green blades should show through when you’re done mulching the leaves.
Spring flowering bulbs can still be planted outdoors at this time of year and also think about adding some indoor color by planting a few bulbs in pots for forcing. Paper whites, hyacinths, and early blooming tulips and daffodils are good choices. Bulbs need a good 8-10 weeks of cold so this means you can continue planting thru December and sometimes even in January.
Clean and put away your garden tools. Drain your hoses and put them away for the winter. Do not leave any hoses attached to outdoor hose bibs. This can cause pipes to burst.
Bring out the bird feeders and stock them with bird seed for the birds. Remember to provide fresh water for them too.
Store any firewood away from any structure and keep covered with a plastic tarp so it remains dry.
Leave any spring flowering bulbs alone if some start to grow before spring. You’ll be tempted to cover, but please don’t. They will be fine.
One of the best looks that a landscape can have is a snow cover that makes our home look like a winter wonderland. Snow can be a landscapes best friend by covering the lawn, shrubs, and planting beds with a white blanket. Snow cover is a great insulator keeping very cold temperatures from harming those snow covered plants. Wet snow, on the other hand, can cause harm to your evergreen trees and shrubs by you going out with a broom or leaf rake and trying to beat the wet snow off. Wet snow can cause plants to bend but very seldom break. If you wish to remove snow from your evergreens, lightly beat the snow covered branches from their underside. This will keep your motion and snow weight from breaking any branches.
To melt snow and ice from your concrete and blacktop surfaces, use products that won’t damage the surfaces or contaminate the soil in the surrounding planting beds and lawn. The salt free Halite is a safe product as well as any granular fertilizer high in nitrogen, example: 28-0-4. Make sure the fertilizer has a course filler and not lightweight vermiculite.
If you are in need of some professional assistance, contact your landscape designer this winter. He or she will have lots of time now to work on your 2012 project so you’ll be ready to complete the project early next spring and avoid waiting in a long line.
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