Landscape Care Calendar
March
- Cut back ornamental grasses so new shoots can emerge
- Prune rose bushes
- Consider ash tree protection from emerald ash borer
- Apply first lawn fertilization with crabgrass pre-emergent
- Evaluate ornamental trees and shrubs for winter damage
- Treat susceptible trees to protect them from borers
- Schedule spring tree fertilization
- Begin preventive disease treatments
April
- Schedule shade tree and feature tree pruning
- Begin mowing as your grass comes out of dormancy
May
- Schedule a wetting agent application for summer
- Schedule your summer aeration for warm season grasses
June
- Watch closely for signs of pests and diseases – schedule treatments as needed
- Schedule a storm damage risk audit with your arborist
- Adjust your irrigation for high summer temperatures
July
- Perform hand pruning of spring flowering shrubs
- Treat plants stressed by summer heat with biostimulant ArborKelp®
- Water lawns deeply and infrequently
- Prune hedges/non-flowering shrubs
August
- Keep fruit trees nourished and watered during the summer months
- Schedule a late summer wetting agent application
