SPRING
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March
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April
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May
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Lawns
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Mow regularly
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Mow regularly, Fertilize
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Mow regularly
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Perennials
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Fertilize
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Deadhead faded flowers, Mulch
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Cut back phlox after it finishes
flowering
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Shrubs
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Fertilize, Mulch, Prune
summer-flowering shrubs
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Prune spring-flowering shrubs
after they finish flowering
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Fertilize acid-loving plants if
iron chlorosis symptoms are
present and apply an acidifier
to the soil
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Vines,
Ground
Covers, and
Ornamental
Grasses
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Fertilize, Prune Carolina yellow
jessamine and brown
ornamental grass foliage
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Prune spring-flowering vines
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Selectively prune ground covers
and prune off unsightly leaves
from aspidistra and ferns
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Roses
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Fertilize, Prune if not already
done so
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Deadhead faded flowers
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Fertilize, Deadhead faded
flowers
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Annuals
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Fertilize cool-season annuals
(unless they are dark green
and growing vigorously but not
blooming), Deadhead faded
flowers
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Fertilize annuals growing in
containers
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Fertilize with soluble fertilizer
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Houseplants
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Fertilize orchids
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Fertilize plants with new growth,
Prune back woody tropicals
(unless they are blooming)
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Fertilize as needed
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Bulbs, Corms,
Rhizomes,
and Tubers
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Fertilize spring-flowering bulbs,
Deadhead faded flowers and
remove developing seed pods
from spring-flowering bulbs,
Remove any dead or damaged
foliage from summer bulbs
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Remove the foliage of
repeat-blooming
spring-flowering bulbs when it
becomes mostly yellow
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Fertilize bulbs, Trim off faded
flowers, When stalks finish
flowering, cut them back to
where they emerge from the
leaves
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Trees
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Fertilize, Mulch
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Fertilize acid-loving trees if iron
chlorosis symptoms are present
and apply an acidifier to the
soil, Prune (except pines)
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Prune as needed
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