
Garden Calendar:
November
Plant
- Plant shrubs and trees after soil cools.
- Plant summer blooming
perennials: Iris, Daylily, and Daisies.Plant winter and spring
annuals: Pansy, Pinks, Flowering Cabbage and Kale.
- Root Rose cuttings.
Water
- Water all newly planted trees and plants regularly.
Prune
- Remove dead limbs and prune evergreen shrubs.
- Cut off tops of brown perennials, leave roots in the soil.
Do Not Prune
- Spring flowering shrubs such as Azaleas, Hydrangeas, Mock Orange,
Spirea, and Flowering Quince because flowers buds are already
forming.
- Delay pruning of most trees and shrubs until February since
any new growth stimulated by pruning may be killed by a sudden
freeze.
Miscellaneous
- Put leaves and spent annuals into compost bin.
- Add Mulch to
your garden and all ornamental beds for winter protection.
- Repair
and sharpen garden tools, store with light coat of oil to prevent
rusting.
- Build bird feeders and houses.
In Bloom
- Impatiens, Cannas, Roses, Witch Hazel, Gerber Daisies, Sweet
Olive, Camellias, Sasanquas, Japanese Plum, and Poinsettias.
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