Every month we at Twisted Vine Design will provide tips to help you prepare, manage and love your vegetation.
Cut back ornamental grasses.
Do dormant pruning of woody shrubs and trees along with removing last year's canes on raspberries.
Prune suckers from the base of ornamental trees, roses and shrubs.
Force branches of spring flowering shrubs like Forsythia and Lilac indoors.
Deciduous vines such as Honeysuckle should be pruned and shaped.
Most perennials may be divided and moved up until they begin to show new growth.
Thin last year's tangled growth on your climbing roses, fruit trees and vegetables.
Water all bulbs during times of growth, especially during foliage and bloom maturity.
If you heavily mulched marginally hardy plants to survive winter, pull back the mulch. This prevents premature growth as the sun warms the soil.
The vegetable garden should get its first tilling (if weather permits) to allow the weather to aid you in breaking up the dirt clods.
