What To Do in the Garden in April

If April means spring to you, get out your garden tools

and get moving. As always, we’re slaves to the whims

of nature. It always seems spring drags its heels and

then runs full force into summer. Be prepared with

an organized ‘To Do’ list and take advantage of

whatever nice days we are afforded. Our plants

will still need pruning, feeding and weeding even

if the sun doesn’t always shine.

Where it’s Spring

• Keep ahead of the weeds.
  

• Turn the compost.
  

• Sharpen Tools
  

• Test and amend your soil
  

• Prune flowering shrubs when they finish blooming.
  

• Plant and divide perennials
  

Where it’s Fall

• Think about mulching and protecting tender
  plants for winter
  

• Keep watering trees and shrubs until dormant
  

• Now’s a good time to work on the lawn