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Creative Landscapes 'Elegant Environments for Your Home' |
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Creative Landscapes 380 Sycamore Mills Rd. Media, PA 19063 Phone: (610) 565-9910 |
Garden Planner: March |
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This is the month it all starts to happen in the garden and there is lots to do! Plant or transplant deciduous trees, such as Cherries, Flowering Apples, and Magnolias, before they bloom, and shade trees such as Maples, Birches and Zelkovas before they leaf out. Large deciduous shrubs, like cut-leafed Japanese Maples, should be transplanted in March. Plant shrubs as early as possible in the spring to allow time for the roots to develop before the heat of summer. Pruning: Cut down Ornamental Grasses to about 6-9 inches, remove old stems from Red-Twig Dogwoods and Hydrangeas. Cut back summer blooming shrubs such as Buddleia, Spirea, and Caryopteris. Thin out and prune back Roses. Shear evergreen hedges and shape conifers, if this was not done in the late fall or there is damage from snow and ice. Please go to our Gardens Products page for links to terrific pruning tools. Feeding: Add 'Garden-tone', 4-6-4, or Bonemeal to your flower beds and cover with a 2" mulching of Mushroom Soil. Feed roses with a slow release Rose fertilizer after removing any mulch piled up against the stems. Grass Seeding: This is the time to fix those bare patches in the lawn. Scratch the surface, spread the seed, and press into the ground with a roller, and cover lightly with hay. Vegetables: As soon as the ground has dried to a moist consistency, work in compost, manure and organic fertilizers, design your layout, and plant seeds of Lettuce, Spinach, Beets, Chard and Radish. Plant peas every two weeks from March 15th to April 15th. Wildflowers: For a spectacular display in the summer overseed an annual wildflower mix into an existing wildflower garden. Hardy flowers such as Larkspur, Silenes, and Hesperis can also be seeded directly into flower beds. Call Creative Landscapes for all your Landscaping projects! A list of our services is at the What we do page. Check the Garden Planner next month and every month to have the best garden in your neighborhood! Happy gardening from the folks at Creative Landscapes! |
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