Trees and Shrubs
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- Apply slow release fertilizer around the drip line of trees and shrubs.
- This is the time to cut back overgrown shrubs that need severe pruning. Cut plants back to 1-2’ above ground level. Most deciduous shrubs and broadleaf evergreens respond well to this type of pruning but never cut back conifers this far.
- An alternative for large, overgrown shrubs is to remove their lower branches and shape them into small multi-stemmed trees. Camellias, privet, and tea olive are particularly lovely pruned this way.
- Broadcast a slow release fertilizer on perennial beds.
- You can divide perennials like hostas, daylilies, and phlox as soon as new growth emerges.
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