There's always something to do in your garden. Here are some timely tips.
 | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  |
Garden Creations by Vicky
| Monarch butterflies will be making their annual trek south soon. To attract them to your garden and provide food for them as they make their journey, plant some Gregs Blue Mist Flower. This perennial plant blooms summer through fall and is a low maintenance butterfly magnet that should planted more. |
PLANTING:
Trees and shrubs should be planted now - May. Cooler
temperatures mean it's time to get out and work the
garden soil.
PERENNIALS:
Divide, transplant, or share your perennial divisions.
Prune perennials for a new flush of color.
ANNUALS:
Plant now for fall, winter, and spring color. Pansy,
cabbage, kale, dianthus, and snapdragons will give your
garden long lasting color through May.
VEGETABLE: Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower,
cabbage, Chinese cabbage, chard, collards, endive,
kale, lettuce, mustard
HERBS: Plants: All perennial herb plants; plus cilantro,
dill, fennel, parsley Seed: Borage, caraway, chamomile,
chervil, chives, cilantro, dill, fennel, parsley, summer
savory
LAWNS:
Watch out for brown patch in the lawn. Fall is the prime
season for this fungal disease.
PRUNING:
Dead limbs should be removed anytime during the year.
COMPOST:
Start or add to the compost pile.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Clean out the shed, sharpen the tools, and prepare for
next month's gardening chores.
Trees and shrubs should be planted now - May. Cooler
temperatures mean it's time to get out and work the
garden soil.
PERENNIALS:
Divide, transplant, or share your perennial divisions.
Prune perennials for a new flush of color.
ANNUALS:
Plant now for fall, winter, and spring color. Pansy,
cabbage, kale, dianthus, and snapdragons will give your
garden long lasting color through May.
VEGETABLE: Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower,
cabbage, Chinese cabbage, chard, collards, endive,
kale, lettuce, mustard
HERBS: Plants: All perennial herb plants; plus cilantro,
dill, fennel, parsley Seed: Borage, caraway, chamomile,
chervil, chives, cilantro, dill, fennel, parsley, summer
savory
LAWNS:
Watch out for brown patch in the lawn. Fall is the prime
season for this fungal disease.
PRUNING:
Dead limbs should be removed anytime during the year.
COMPOST:
Start or add to the compost pile.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Clean out the shed, sharpen the tools, and prepare for
next month's gardening chores.
Central Texas Style:
Gardens come in many styles. They range from
cottage gardens full of color, to soothing Zen
gardens, to hot cactus rock gardens. Each of
these styles can be created.....
www.growgreen.org
Gardens come in many styles. They range from
cottage gardens full of color, to soothing Zen
gardens, to hot cactus rock gardens. Each of
these styles can be created.....
www.growgreen.org
| Copyright 2005 all contents www.gardencreationsbyvicky.com |
| Serving Austin, Texas Areas: Pflugerville, Cedar Park, Leander, Georgetown, Round Rock, and North Austin. |
| FALL IS THE BEST TIME FOR PLANTING |