What's New Sq. 2.Continue to select and plant ornamental trees and shrubs to fill landscape needs. Always plan ahead before planting. Seeds of most all spring annual flowers and vegetables can be sown indoors during January for later transplanting to the garden bed. Be prepared to protect tender plants against a sudden severe cold snap.
Water plants thoroughly if a hard freeze is predicted.
Keep the lawn free of fallen leaves to prevent smothering the grass. All dormant season pruning can be done now through late February. Use proper tools, make cuts close and clean. Wait on pruning forsythia, spirea, gardenias, climbing roses, azaleas, camellias, and other spring flowering shrubs until after they bloom. Prune with a purpose, not because there's nothing else to do.