Things to Do – December 2017

Greg Grant

• Cut dead perennials and tropicals back to the ground.
• Keep beds mulched and weeded. Cool season weeds do not take the winter off.
• Discontinue fertilization until cold weather is over.
• Pick up limbs and remove dead trees and shrubs from the landscape.
• Trim trees making sure to cut limbs flush with branch collar or next to another limb.
• Pot amaryllis, paperwhites, and chilled hyacinths for winter bloom.
• Clean, sharpen and oil garden tools as well as mower blades.
• Clean gutters.
• Stock bird feeders with black oil sunflower seed.
• Drain gasoline from power equipment for winter storage.
• Order seeds for next year from catalogues and websites.
• Finish cleaning, labeling, and storing saved seed.
• Plan vegetable and flower gardens for next year.
• Follow “Greg Grant Gardens” on Facebook!