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DECEMBER
Flower of the Month: Poinsettia
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Do It Now!
*Plant holly, sweet peas, roses, phlox, cornflowers and petunias.
*Last month to plant bulbs.
*Plant tulips and hyacinths between Christmas and New Year.
*Many seeds to be sown in flats this month.
*Prepare new beds now to allow time for settling before being planted.
*Do not forget to water evergreens and lawns in the event there is a prolonged period of dry weather.
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JANUARY
Flower of the Month - Carnation
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Do It Now!
*Plant bulbs such as gladioli, iris, amaryllis and calla lilies. Plant pinks, larkspur, calendulas, cornflowers and verbena.
*Prune dead wood from trees and shrubs before spring bulbs swell.
*Set out camellias and azaleas.
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FEBRUARY
Flower of the Month - Violet
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Do It Now!
*Prune and feed roses, plant cosmos, candytuft, nasturtiums.
*Plant gladioli bulbs every two weeks this month and next for a succession of blooms. Fertilize lawn and trees.
* Spray with insecticides to prevent later infestation.
*Complete dormant season pruning of evergreens. Redbud and dogwood should be pruned after blooming. Overgrown abelias and tall nandinas should be heavily pruned, remove oldest canes at ground level.
*Fertilize lawn late in the month with complete fertilizer such as 8-8-8 applying 15 to 20 lbs. per sq. ft.
*Check new plant growth for aphids.
*Use dormant spray on fruit and nut trees. Prune all fruit trees.
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