1.-Spring is just around the corner. This is an important time for pruning, dormant sprays, weed control, and planting. This is the time to begin planning how you can create a more beautiful yard.

2.-Fertilize with organic materials like compost and manure, or plant cover crops like fava beans, to add fertility and nutrients to fallow veggie beds. Avoid synthetic chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

3.-Prune perennial shrubs and deciduous trees. Do not prune spring blooming woody plants.

4.-Use *ORTHO Volck Oil dormant spray to kill over wintering insects and their eggs on fruit trees and roses.

5.-Pull winter weeds and mulch with *GreenAll Micro Mulch bark chips.

6.-Start your flower and vegetable seeds indoors in grow trays.

7.-Control slugs and snails using *SLUGGO which can be used around vegetables, flowers and berries.

8.-Even in the winter, some plants can be dry because of lack of rain or where eaves or other coverings shield the plants.

9.-Now is an excellent time to plant azaleas and camellias.

10.-Summer blooming bulbs have arrived, including gladiolas, dahlias and other summer flowers.

11.-Prevent crabgrass from growing in lawns by applying our natural *Concern Weed Prevention Plus.

12.-Fruit & Nut Tree Time. Plant your backyard orchard now! Every garden should have several fruit trees such as apple, avocado, cherries, fig, pear, and plum. You may want to choose from our selection of high antioxidant blueberries and strawberries. These berry plants are now available, so come in while our selection is at its peak. For best results, mix *GreenAll Soil Booster and *EB Stone Sure Start to get new plants off to a fast start.

13.- Shrubs that Welcome Spring. Camellias fit beautifully into every garden. The perfectly formed flowers in red, white and pink, are produced on branches with deep green shiny leaves. Ceanothus (wild lilac) flowers in many shades of blue and violet are the perfect accompaniment to the white, pink, red and yellow blossoms of other plants. Many are drought tolerant. Other early bloomers include leptospermum, breath of heaven, flowering quince, plus magnolias and flowering plums and cherries. Be sure to pick up some of our *GreenAll Soil Booster and mix it with *EB Stone Organics Sure Start for optimum growth.

*These products are available at Flowercraft.