Here are your monthly tips for February:

• Don’t remove mulch from your perennials too early. A warm day may make you think Spring is almost here, but there may be more cold weather yet to come.
• Branches of Forsythia, Pussy Willow, Quince, Spirea and Dogwood can be forced for indoor bloom.  Make long slanted cuts when collecting your branches and place the stems in a vase of water.  Change the water every four days.  They should bloom in about 3 weeks.
• This is a good time to prune many deciduous trees. Look over your trees now and remove dead, dying, unsightly parts of the tree, sprouts growing at or near the base of the tree trunk and crossed branches.
• Now that you may have compiled your wants and needs for your garden, it is a great time to schedule an appointment with our landscape designer to discuss the changes and additions you would like to make.

Try to attend one of the Flower and Garden shows in your area to get some great ideas for your garden this Spring.

The 2009 New Jersey Flower and Garden Show
Dates:   February 12-15 2009
Place:    NJ Convention Center Edison NJ
Hours: 
Thursday        1pm – 9 pm
Friday             10 am – 9 pm
Saturday        10 am – 9 pm
Sunday         10 am – 6 pm

The 2009 Philadelphia Flower Show “Bella Italia”
Dates:   Sunday, March 1st through Sunday March 8
Place:    Pennsylvania Convention Center
                             12th and Arch Streets
                     Philadelphia, PA 19107-2299
Hours:
Sundays, March 1 and March 8:                              8 am to 6 pm
Monday through Friday March 2 to March 6:         10 am to 9:30 pm
Saturday:                                                                      8 am to 9:30 pm