Have your soil analyzed to determine your soil type, deficiencies, and fertilizer needs. Test your soil every 3 years. Group together plants with similar water and sunlight needs. Plant annuals and perennials at the correct time of year. Sometimes nurseries stock greenhouse flowers that may not hold up outside if planted too early in the spring.
Many wildflowers prefer to be planted or seeded in the fall.
Add root stimulant to help increase root growth in newly planted trees, if desired. Save energy by using trees and shrubs to shade the eastern and western walls of your home. Use deciduous trees or low-growing shrubs on southern exposures to allow sun to heat your home in winter. Plant trees in the late fall if possible, to allow the root system to develop over the winter before the shock of summer hits. 2. when the tree is preparing for winter and the leaves are starting to fall off.