Gardening fans, don't miss out on this winter prep and pruning class! Join a gardening expert for 1 hour of informative instruction and get your yard and garden ready for the winter. The classes have filled up quickly in previous years so get your tickets quickly!
Flower Beds
Clean/Weed
Pruning Shrub – Three D’s & 90 degree rule (dead, disease, damage…) Pruners clean! Blooming cycle relative to pruning, e.g., hydrangea, azaleas, Rhodo's.
Bulb Plants, Perennial Pruning
Planting – Good time; bad time? How to..
Mulch
Irrigation
De-winterize?
Shrubs/Trees
Pruning (three D’s):
Healing Cuts – Promotes Branching (cut ¼” above a bud at 45 degree angle)
Thinning Cuts
Re-leadering Cuts – Reduce height or width
Jump Cut – Reduce weight of heavy branches
Lawns
Rake/Aerate/Thatch
Seed/Sod – grass types
Fertilize
Winter weed killer…cool season weeds vs warm season weeds?