Seasonal Tips - Winter

Bird Care

• Make sure that you have a bird bath heater in your bird bath to keep the water from freezing
• Snow can clog a feeder just as easily as rain can, so make sure you keep your feeders cleaned off
• You can switch to a bird seed with corn in the winter because corn actually puts heat into a birds' body

Tree & Shrub Care

• Make sure to keep snow off of your evergreens, the weight of the snow on your evergreens can damage the plant
• Try not to get ice melt around your trees and shrubs, the salt can be absorbed by the root system and harm the plant

Perennial Care

• Mulch over perennials that die back completely
• If you have not cut back your grasses yet you should wait until the end of March
• There are some perennials that would do better if you cut them down in the Spring instead of the Fall. A few examples are:

Lawn Care

• Remove leaves and sticks from your lawn. These things can actually smother the grass, create disease conditions, or invite pests into you lawn.
• If you have not put a winter fertilizer down on your grass you should use Fertilome Winterizer by the end of November