Vande Hey Design Center

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

October Maintenance Tips & Tricks

• Finish planting Spring flowering bulbs.
*Stop in to our nursery to see what bulbs we have in!
• Start winterization of plants materials.
• Aeration of lawn to promote root growth.
• Start lowering the mowing height, continue to mow lawn until it stops growing.
• Wrap trunks of young or thin barked trees such as Ash, Honeylocust, Maple, and Linden with tree wrap.
• Continue to collect/mulch leaves from lawn areas.
• Remove debris and leaves from planting beds.
• Cut back all perennials except ones with some winter interest (grasses, sedum)
• Take snow removal equipment into repair center for tune up, so equipment is ready for the first snowfall.
• Spray crab trees with dormant oil to help control apple scab next summer.