February
in the Garden
1. Clean up deciduous and evergreen shrubs by cutting
off dead, damaged or diseased branches.
2. Remove last year’s flower heads from Hydrangeas
by cutting back no farther than 2 sets of fat healthy
growth buds from the top of the stems.
3. Lift, divide, and replant late-blooming perennials
if desired.
4. Lime lawns using a ‘prilled’ lime like
Dolopril.
5. Improve soil in flower beds and vegetable gardens
digging in Keefer’s West Coast Soil Energizer,
composted manure or your own homemade compost.
6. Hunt for slugs and snails. They will already be chomping
on new emerging foliage, especially Primulas, Hosta
leaves and Bleeding Hearts.
7. Fruit trees and berry bushes arrive mid-February.
Get digging!
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