Seasonal garden care for perennials and shrubs
Begin preparing perennials and shrubs for winter while avoiding nitrogen fertilizers. Water deeply every ten days, let some flowers seed to cue fall, and move tender plants indoors to acclimate. Some houseplants may be repotted or cut back. store tender bulbs in cool dry conditions. Hardy Water Lilies stored in moist sand. plan new beds for fall planting and bulbs. divide peony iris and poppy. plant potted perennials and shrubs now for spring bloom. stockpile leaves and evergreen boughs for mulch. email sister barb2002 yahoo.ca for gardening questions.