January

•	This is a great time to buy seeds through the mail so that you may take advantage of bonus specials.
•	There is still time to mulch. Mulching will insulate your plants from the cold winter months.
•	Now is the time to prune dead branches, damaged or overgrown shrubs. Delay pruning living tissue of spring-flowering shrubs until after blooming.

February

•	The last few weeks before spring is a great time to prune the dead, diseased, or broken branches on your fruit trees.

March

•	You may begin planting your vegetables seeds late this month. Beets, spinach, turnips, radishes, carrots and peas can be planted as long as the ground is not still frozen.
•	Hard winters can damage some of the plants in your garden. This is a great time to prune dead foliage off of your ground covers and ornamental grasses. Within a few weeks, spring growth with revitalize these ground covers and make them look like new.
•	As soon as your grass turns green again, it is time to fertilize. Choose a high quality product from your local garden center.
•	Fertilize your perennials as new growth emerges. Water well to wash all fertilizer deep into the soil.

April

•	Begin planting trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals when the weather warms up. Just make sure the danger of frost has passed.
•	It is still time to fertilize your lawns. Choose a high quality product from your local garden center.
•	Now is also a good time to thin out overgrown perennials. You want a full, but not over-crowded look to your garden.
•	Now is a great time to add seed or pieces of sod to those thin or bare areas of your lawn.

May

•	Now that spring flowering shrubs have finished blooming, cut back when oversized or in bad shape. Try to maintain their original form by pruning entire limbs from their point of origin.
•	Continue planting trees, shrubs, groundcovers and perennials.
•	Start staking tall plants to give them extra support as they grow.
•	Now is also a good time to plant your summer crops such as tomatoes, beans, corn, etc.
•	Don't forget to clean-up that messy garden. Add new mulch or fluff old mulch to give your garden that new look and appeal.

June

•	Pull as many weeds from your garden as you can before they produce seeds. They are easier to pull after a rain or thorough watering of your garden.
•	As the temperatures rise, your plants need to be watered to maintain a healthy look. Remember that new additions to your garden will need more water than already established plants.
•	Continue planting new trees, shrubs, groundcovers and perennials as long as the temperatures outside are not burning the plants up.

July

•	When mowing your lawn, raise the cutting blade height to help the grass survive heat and drought.
•	Prune hedges and shrubs that have already bloomed.
•	Continue watering during these hot and dry months to keep your plants growing.

August

•	Continue watering two or three times a week so your plants don't fry in the heat.
•	Pick your vegetables and enjoy the benefits of your own garden.
•	Begin buying bulbs for the fall planting season.

September

•	Cleanup your garden by pulling out dead branches and plants, prune dead branches, cut back lengthy perennials, and add mulch to bare spots.
•	Harvest your herbs for winter cooking.
•	If the days are no longer hot, begin planting trees, shrubs, perennials and groundcovers. The fall is one the best times to plant.

October

•	Continue planting trees, shrubs, perennials and groundcovers.
•	Begin planting your spring flowering bulbs.
•	Overseed lawn areas that may have been hurt by summer sun and drought.
•	Divide large clumps of perennials to thin out leggy plants and add to areas where it may need to be filled.
•	Use fallen leaves as compost for extra insulation to your plants for the upcoming winter months.

November

•	Plant your spring flowering bulbs before it is too late. Most garden centers have great deals on bulbs at this time of year.
•	Add winter flowering pansies to your garden to add color to a seasonal garden.
•	Mulch well to insulate your plants over the cold winter months

December

•	Use greens from your own garden to decorate for the holidays. Remember not to destroy your evergreens so that they will flourish in the garden during spring.
•	Make sure your garden is well mulched to insulate the plants in the cold.