Spring Gardening
Tips
April Showers Bring May Flowers!
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Survey Your Garden
Cut back old foliage
Repair fences, steps, and pathways
Check Your Tools
Oil and refurbish tools
Purchase new tools if needed
Select necessary tools:
Hand tools: trowel, knife, pruning shears
Digging tools: spade, shovel, hoe, fork
Maintenance tools: rake, wheelbarrow
Service lawn mowers
Check weed trimmers
Treat yourself to new gardening gloves
Be Prepared!
Order Plants
Set a Budget!
Prune Trees and Shrubs
Remove dead and diseased branches
Trim summer-blooming shrubs
Prune roses
Prune cold-damaged wood
Prune spring shrubs after blooming
Prune Trees and Shrubs
Remove dead and diseased branches
Trim summer-blooming shrubs
Prune roses
Prune cold-damaged wood
Prune spring shrubs after blooming
Prepare New Beds
Work the soil when it is moist, not wet
Turn the soil over to a depth of at least 12 inches
Add 2 to 3 inches of compost and turn it into the bed
Cover the bed with a thick layer of mulch