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 On this page you will find month by month lawn and garden tips.  These are our recommendations based on our knowledge and experience.  We want you to feel confident that we will meet all your gardening needs.  So if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact us at (920) 563-7361. 
 
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March

General Maintenance:   

• Time to get your lawn care equipment ready to go!  Tune up lawn mowers, sharpen blades, clean & sharpen pruners.
• Once snow has melted begin cleaning winter debris along sidewalks, driveways and gardens. 
• Take cuttings from spring flowering plants to force indoors.  (i.e. Forsythia, Crabapple, Flowering Almond, etc.)
• Provide birds with fresh water and seed.

Trees & Shrubs:

• Continue to monitor trees & shrubs for rabbit, deer and rodent damage.  Tree wrap should be removed in spring once the threat of animal damage has passed.
• Once the ground has thawed, and if our spring is dry, remember to water evergreens to prevent them from dehydration and the needles from browning.
• Do not uncover your roses to early!  It's better to leave them mulched to prevent fluctuation of soil temperatures.  March is a month of unpredictable weather!
• Prune summer flowering shrubs before new growth begins.  Spring flowering plants should not be pruned until after they have flowered.
• Spray fruit trees with "Scalecide" (dormant oil) when temperatures are above 40 degrees and no threat of freezing.

Lawns: 

• Begin raking the lawn of debris from winter.
• Thatching and aerating can be done once temperatures warm and the ground has thawed.
• Coming Soon!  "SALE"  Blodgett Premium Lawn Care Program - we'll keep you posted!

Perennial & Vegetable Gardens:

• Bulk garden seeds, peat pots, germination stations and seed starting mixes are here! 
• Asparagus roots, garlic, rhubarb, shallots, horseradish and onion sets are in stock.
• Dahlia, Canna and Glad bulbs are ready for those who can't wait!
• As temperatures warm, winter mulch may be removed.
• Look in your perennial gardens for any plants that have heaved from the frost.  Gently push them back into the ground.

A peaceful place to relax.  Listen to the waterfall and enjoy the colorful plants all around!