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Spring is here and we are all excited to see our lawns and gardens come to life!
Here are a few ways you can help your dormant shrubs and trees bounce back after winter. • Give your plants time in spring to wake up. Some stay dormant longer and trick people into thinking they are dead when they are not.
• To check if your deciduous trees and shrubs have life in them, scratch the bark starting at the tips and work your way to the trunk/base to see if it is green underneath. If it is green, the plant is still alive, so give it time! • Anything on the deciduous trees and shrubs that is brown is considered dieback and should be pruned. Dead, damaged and diseased wood should always be removed and be pruned at any time it is seen. • Pruning will stimulate sap flow and will often force out new growth. • Do not hesitate to cut a plant back quite far, they will often regrow beautifully. Early spring flowering shrubs, such as lilacs, produce flower buds in the fall and should be pruned once they are finished flowering.
• The lack of rainfall over the last couple of years, and very little snow cover this past winter, may affect how we see our plants perform this spring. Make sure, in the absence of regular and sufficient rainfall, to give all your plants a good soak to replenish the deep moisture they are missing.
• Early spring is a great time to transplant when the plants are still dormant. Once the new growth starts to emerge you want to leave them in place as they are actively growing.
