Plant annual color of pansies, violas, and snapdragons.
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Plant cool season vegetables seeds such as cabbage, lettuce, turnips, spinach, radishes, collards and broccoli.
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Divide or transplant spring blooming perennials.
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Fertilize pansy beds with bloodmeal, or Super Bloom plant food
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Fertilize your fescue lawn with Espoma Organic Lawn Fertilizer (18-8-6) for a greener lawn throughout the winter and early spring
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Plant Otto Luyken Laurels, Aucubas, and holly now. Remember to water deeply every two weeks so these evergreen shrubs do not dry out.
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Plant Camellias, the jewels of the winter garden. Plant in a hole at least twice as wide as rootball. Choose from japonica and sasanqua varieties.
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Cut back faded perennials for the winter.
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Bird feeders bring lots of color and activity to the winter garden. Most experts recommend black oil sunflowers for the best variety of birds.
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Start holiday decorating with garland, trees, lights and wreaths.
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Now is the time to plant shrubs, and large trees for the spring season. Planting while it is dormant, gives it a better chance of survival during the harsh dryness of the summer season next year.
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Apply Amaze™ brand pre-emergent weed control to all beds to suppress weeds from germinating.
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Reduce mowing height on fescue to 2-3 inches.
