HOUSTON LANDSCAPING

Serving North Houston, Cypress and Spring Texas

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Landscape Gardening Calendar

Plant Feeding Schedule:  Download Feeding Schedule

JANUARY

• Good time for planting trees and shrubs

• Begin pruning trees and summer flowering shrubs

• Make pre-emergent applications to control early spring weeds

• Fertilize ryegrass

FEBRUARY

• Continue pruning trees and summer flowering shrubs

• Plants cool season flowers, cannas & daylillies

• Cut back all perennials and ornamental grasses

• Apply ant bait late February

• Transplant any plants not in bloom

• Trim back roses

MARCH

• Continue pruning perennials and ornamental grasses

• Fertilize bedding plants

• Scalp and remove dead growth from lawn

• Fertilize lawn late March

• Begin installing new perennials & petunias

APRIL

• Begin mulching beds

• Continue installing new perennials

• Apply iron if chlorosis is evident

• Prune flowers as they finish blooming

MAY

• Water deeply once a week if it doesn’t rain

• Continue mulching

• Prune shrubs as necessary

• Fertilize flowering plants

• Seriously consider installing a sprinkler system now before the Summer drought takes its toll

JUNE

• Fertilize lawns again in late June

• Increase watering to twice a week or as needed, be sure rain sensors are working properly

• Prune shrubs as necessary

JULY

• Time to plant Zinnias and Vinca Periwinkle

• Installing lawns or planting shrubs, trees and perennials is stressful to plants and demands lots of water

• Watering every 3 days is recommended or as plants or lawn begin to show signs of stress

AUGUST

• Too hot & dry to plant anything

• Keep plants and flowers pruned as needed

• Be sure to always water in the early morning hours

SEPTEMBER

• Make pre-emergent applications to control cool season weeds

• Fertilize lawn and bedding plants

• Sod in your lawn before winter arrives

• You may be able to cut back on watering

• Begin scalping in late September for winter rye if rain is adequate

• You may wish to enhance your landscape add security with outdoor lighting as the days grow shorter

OCTOBER

• Plant fall and winter flowers such as pansies, dianthus, snapdragons, petunias, ornamental cabbage & kale.

• Divide Iris tat is too thick and transplant to new location

• Remove seed heads from Micanthus grass

• Overseed with perennial ryegrass & fertilize

• It time to schedule your Christmas light installations

• Treat for brown patch in St. Augustine

NOVEMBER

• Christmas light installations begin

• Continue to treat for brown patch in St. Augustine

• Plant trees & shrubs

• Install bulbs

DECEMBER

• Great time for planting trees & shrubs

• Continue Christmas light installations for those last minute callers

• Most plants begin to go dormant about December 15 & will remain so for the next two months

• Begin major tree trimming