January:
- Prune dead wood from trees and shrubs (except maples, birches and walnut trees).
- Conduct winter watering.
February:
- Spray with dormant oil.
- Conduct winter watering.
March:
- Apply borer spray if you have a borer problem.
- Conduct winter watering.
April:
- Prune back roses to live wood.
- Begin mowing operations.
- Apply crabgrass preventive.
- Apply herbicide for dandelions.
- Fertilize lawn.
- Remove tree wrap.
- Water as needed.
May:
- Install annuals (Generally around May 15th)
- Fertilize trees, shrubs and perennials.
- Spray all fruit bearing trees and shrubs such as Crabapple, Apples, Pears, Mountain ash and Pyracantha to prevent fire blight, Bugs and disease. Contact your local tree Care Company or nursery for more information and local bugs and tree disease in your area.
- Fertilize roses.
- Re-mulch bed areas
- Activate irrigation system. Inspect irrigation system for proper operation and adjust the program as needed.
June:
- Fertilize lawn.
- Check all trees and shrubs for insect pests.
- Continue mowing operations.
- Fertilize roses.
- Inspect irrigation system for proper operation and adjust the program as needed.
July:
- Check for lawn fungi.
- Fertilize lawn.
- Prune shrubs after flowering.
- Continue mowing operations.
- Head back annuals.
- Inspect irrigation system for proper operation and adjust the program as needed.
August:
- Continue mowing operations.
- Head back annuals.
- Inspect irrigation system for proper operation and adjust the program as needed.
September:
- Fertilize lawn.
- Continue mowing operations.
- Head back annuals.
- Inspect irrigation system for proper operation and adjust the program as needed.
October:
- Clean off tops of dried perennials.
- Plant fall bulbs.
- Adjust staking of new trees.
- Head back annuals.
- Reduce watering times on the irrigation system.
- Drain and blow out irrigation system.
November:
- Mulch roses and tender perennials.
- Wrap trees.
December:
- Conduct winter watering.