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Summer

January

Prune shrubs and trees

 

Espaliers: feed, prune & dormant oil spray

 

Fertilize hollies

 

Euonymus: dormant oil spray

 

Move established plants

 

Fertilize conifers

 

 

February

Boxwood prune & feed

 

Japanese maple prune & feed

 

Acidify blue hydrangeas

 

Acidify Azalea/rhododendron/gardenia/camellias

 

Foliar feed winter annuals when warm enough

 

Feed Hydrangea arborescens & paniculata

 

 

March

Organic weed & feed

 

Roses: major spring prune, spray & feed

 

Crape myrtle prune if needed

 

Cut back liriope

 

Cut back ornament grasses

 

Spray boxwoods for volutella & blight

 

Fertilize Hydrangea macrophylla

 

 

April

Arborvitae cleanout & light hort oil spray

 

Container installs (late in month)

 

Summer bedding installs with fertilization

 

Azalea pruning immediately after bloom & feed

 

Spray roses for sawfly every 7-10 days

 

Spray boxwoods for leafminer

 

Acidify hydrangeas

 

Fertilize perennial beds

 

Spring lawncare begins

 

Treat hostas for slugs if needed

 

Spray fruit trees for fireblight

 

 

May

Continuing summer color installs

 

Organic weed & feed

 

Rose spraying -- aphids, sawfly, mites & blackspot

 

Second boxwood leafminer spray

 

Rose cleanup & cutback, feed (after first bloom flush)

 

Foliar feed annuals

 

Treat hostas for slugs if needed

 

Spray azaleas for lacebug if needed

 

Spray euonymus for powdery mildew, scale

 

 

June

Foliar feed annuals

 

Spray roses for pests, blackspot

 

Acidify hydrangeas

 

Magnolia leaf removal

 

Treat hostas for slugs if needed

 

Spray euonymus for powdery mildew, scale

 

 

July

Second rose cleanup & feed

 

Foliar feed annuals

 

Spray crapes as needed for aphids

 

Spray roses for mites, aphids, blackspot

 

Spray azaleas for lacebug if needed

 

 

August

Acidify hydrangeas

 

Foliar feed annuals

 

Third rose cleanup & feed

 

Spray boxwoods for volutella & blight

 

 

September

Foliar feed annuals

 

Begin fall/winter color installs

 

Lawn renovation

 

Spray roses for sawfly

 

 

October

Fall/winter color installs

 

Leaf removal/fall cleanup begins

 

Lawn renovation program continues

 

 

November

Leaf removal continues

 

Boxwood feeding

 

Lawn renovation program continues

 

 

December

Leaf removal/fall cleanup continues

 

Bed mulching

 

Next year planning

 

Interview perspective clients

Fall Winter

This month-by-month list shows the tasks we typically perform over the course of a year. It’s an a la carte list – no one property needs every listed task, needless to say. We include this calendar to give an idea of the scope of our services and the year-round nature of our attention to the landscapes in our care.

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