Unwrap mail order plants immediately and keep them cool and moist until planting. Lawns Spot spray for dandelions, henbit, and chickweed. Apply crabgrass preventer in late March through mid April for best results. Seed thin areas in bluegrass and tall fescue lawns. If no fall application of fertilizer was made, fertilize bluegrass and tall fescue.
Mow grass inch lower to remove winter debris.
Do not scalp. Trees and Shrubs Pruning Prune trees, except birch, maple, and walnut, which are best pruned after leafing out. Wait to prune spring flowering shrubs until after they bloom. Mulch tree and shrub plantings up to 4 inches deep, keeping mulch away from trunks. Fertilize trees and shrubs.