Saturday, April 17, 2010

Now's the time to be pruning your Spring flowering shrubs/trees. When the flowering is finished, prune to reduce the size or correct the shape of your shrubs and trees. Here in Central Illinois, that means you can go ahead and prune forsythia, some viburnums, dogwoods and red bud. In a couple more weeks you can start pruning the later flowering viburnums and crab trees. For the daffodils and tulips.......fold the foliage down and secure with a rubber band, do not cut off until the green leaves are brown. Around Decatur, it is getting dry, believe it or not, it has been 2 weeks since our last rain event.......water...water especially the newly installed plants. Think about investing in a rain harvest system to catch and store rain for using during dry times....like now...... Call us for an estimate. Enjoy