Palmers Garden » Robert’s Maintenance Tips http://palmersgarden.com Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:57:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Robert’s Maintenance Tips for Winter http://palmersgarden.com/2010/01/roberts-maintenance-tips-for-winter/ http://palmersgarden.com/2010/01/roberts-maintenance-tips-for-winter/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:18:23 +0000 PalmersGarden http://palmersgarden.com/?p=469 In January, a lot of maintenance attention should be focused on covering plants to avoid frost.  Covering them with a “frost cloth” (available at Palmer’s) allows moisture to escape, while protecting plants from direct contact with the freezing air that so often ruins plants.

In addition,  there should be no heavy pruning to plants.  The only pruning should be done to evergreens, such as podocarpus, holly, and juniper.

As for the lawn, mow as needed, and water no more than 2x per week.  It’s a great time of year to replace dead sod in preparation for spring!

*Check back with us!  We will be providing maintenance tips for the upcoming months to give you the tools and knowledge needed to properly care for all your bedding plants!

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