Seasonal Garden Projects & Tasks
Each season brings its own "To Do" list to the garden. There's a time to plant, a time to sow and a time to make wreaths to decorate the doors.
Monthly Gardening Guide - Tips for What to Do in the Garden
No matter where you garden or what time of year, there is always a garden task that needs doing. Even in cold winters, there are pests to monitor, dormant pruning to be done and small miracles to appreciate and enjoy. Four seasons in the garden is not a myth.
No matter where you garden or what time of year, there is always a garden task that needs doing. Even in cold winters, there are pests to monitor, dormant pruning to be done and small miracles to appreciate and enjoy. Four seasons in the garden is not a myth.
Garden Calendar - Things To Do in the Four Season Garden
Your garden can benefit from attention all year. Most garden maintenance will take place from spring to frost, but winter in the garden is a great time to scout for insect problems and do some dormant pruning. There is always something to do in the garden.
Your garden can benefit from attention all year. Most garden maintenance will take place from spring to frost, but winter in the garden is a great time to scout for insect problems and do some dormant pruning. There is always something to do in the garden.
January: Regional Gardening To Do List
January in the garden often means gardening vicariously through garden catalogs. For many gardeners, the only winter garden chore is dormant pruning. Whether you're staying warm indoors and dreaming about gardening or you're outside getting things in order, here are a few more regional gardening tips to help you get through winter.
January in the garden often means gardening vicariously through garden catalogs. For many gardeners, the only winter garden chore is dormant pruning. Whether you're staying warm indoors and dreaming about gardening or you're outside getting things in order, here are a few more regional gardening tips to help you get through winter.
February: Regional Gardening To Do List
February may well be the toughest gardening month. Gardeners in warm climates don't know what kind of weather to expect from day to day or from day to night. Gardeners in cold climates just want to see the sun again. February in the garden is for planning and pruning and for seeing the first signs that spring is around the corner. Here are some regional tips for gardening in February.
February may well be the toughest gardening month. Gardeners in warm climates don't know what kind of weather to expect from day to day or from day to night. Gardeners in cold climates just want to see the sun again. February in the garden is for planning and pruning and for seeing the first signs that spring is around the corner. Here are some regional tips for gardening in February.
March: Regional Gardening To Do List
A regional gardening calender for the month of March can give you general tips on what to plant and what to wait for, but spring in the garden is unpredictable and gardeners will have to use some common sense. Here are some reminders of what you can be doing in the garden, now that winter is on its last legs.
A regional gardening calender for the month of March can give you general tips on what to plant and what to wait for, but spring in the garden is unpredictable and gardeners will have to use some common sense. Here are some reminders of what you can be doing in the garden, now that winter is on its last legs.
April: Regional Gardening To Do List
A regional ‘To Do’ list of jobs to get done in the garden. Spring in the garden is full of tasks that need doing early, to have a great garden later in the season. Here’s a breakdown of what you can get done in the garden in April, throughout the U.S.
A regional ‘To Do’ list of jobs to get done in the garden. Spring in the garden is full of tasks that need doing early, to have a great garden later in the season. Here’s a breakdown of what you can get done in the garden in April, throughout the U.S.
May: Regional Gardening To Do List
It seems everything needs to be done in the garden once May comes around. May is that tricky transition from cool season to the heat of summer. When you plant what depends as much on chance as what zone you are in. Here are some timely tips for regional gardening in May.
It seems everything needs to be done in the garden once May comes around. May is that tricky transition from cool season to the heat of summer. When you plant what depends as much on chance as what zone you are in. Here are some timely tips for regional gardening in May.
June: Regional Gardening To Do List
By June, the garden is in full swing. Everything is planted and growing. Now is the time to begin monitoring your garden, to catch problems early and to keep your plants growing healthy. Here are some timely tips for regional gardening in June.
By June, the garden is in full swing. Everything is planted and growing. Now is the time to begin monitoring your garden, to catch problems early and to keep your plants growing healthy. Here are some timely tips for regional gardening in June.
July: Regional Gardening To Do List
July is an unpredictable month in the garden. Gardeners just have to play it by ear. Here’s a list of garden chores to make help your garden weather the heat of summer. Most importantly, keep a close eye on pests and disease, then sit back and enjoy your garden and all the efforts you put in earlier in the year to get it where it is now.
July is an unpredictable month in the garden. Gardeners just have to play it by ear. Here’s a list of garden chores to make help your garden weather the heat of summer. Most importantly, keep a close eye on pests and disease, then sit back and enjoy your garden and all the efforts you put in earlier in the year to get it where it is now.
August: Regional Gardening To Do List
If you're a gardener who thinks that the month of August begins the downhill slide into off season of gardening, think again. Your garden is hardier than you think and there are plenty of gardening tasks for August that will keep your flower and vegetable gardens going longer, as well as opportunities to get a head start on next year's garden plans.
If you're a gardener who thinks that the month of August begins the downhill slide into off season of gardening, think again. Your garden is hardier than you think and there are plenty of gardening tasks for August that will keep your flower and vegetable gardens going longer, as well as opportunities to get a head start on next year's garden plans.
September: Regional Gardening To Do List
September gardening can mean cool, crisp nights or hot, hazy, Indian summer days. Either way, there’s no time to rest. Short season gardens need to be put to bed. Warmer zones are starting a whole new growing season. Even the southern hemisphere is back in the gardening groove. So here are some monthly gardening tips to get you back out in the garden this September.
September gardening can mean cool, crisp nights or hot, hazy, Indian summer days. Either way, there’s no time to rest. Short season gardens need to be put to bed. Warmer zones are starting a whole new growing season. Even the southern hemisphere is back in the gardening groove. So here are some monthly gardening tips to get you back out in the garden this September.
October: Regional Gardening To Do List
Gardening in October is entirely dependant on the weather. If there's an Indian Summer, there is no better time of year to be out in the garden. While gardeners in warm areas will have more to do than their northern counterparts, there are plenty of garden tasks to keep everyone busy in October.
Gardening in October is entirely dependant on the weather. If there's an Indian Summer, there is no better time of year to be out in the garden. While gardeners in warm areas will have more to do than their northern counterparts, there are plenty of garden tasks to keep everyone busy in October.
November: Regional Gardening To Do List
A gardening calender for November? Gardening in November is a joy for those who've been waiting for cooler weather and almost non-existant for gardeners in Zones 6 on down. Even though the holidays start to demand more time indoors, there are still some garden tasks that need tending in the November garden.
A gardening calender for November? Gardening in November is a joy for those who've been waiting for cooler weather and almost non-existant for gardeners in Zones 6 on down. Even though the holidays start to demand more time indoors, there are still some garden tasks that need tending in the November garden.
December: Regional Gardening To Do List
In the warmer zones, December is the start of pleasant weather and a chance to enjoy planting cool season vegetables and flowers that don’t tolerate your summers. Northern gardeners should use this period without leaves to scout for egg masses and other signs of trouble on trees and shrubs. Here are some more regional gardening tips for the beginning of winter.
In the warmer zones, December is the start of pleasant weather and a chance to enjoy planting cool season vegetables and flowers that don’t tolerate your summers. Northern gardeners should use this period without leaves to scout for egg masses and other signs of trouble on trees and shrubs. Here are some more regional gardening tips for the beginning of winter.