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February #5 (Outdoor)

Posted on Feb 05, 2020

Late February and March are good times to trim trees and shrubs. If the limb is larger than 2 inches in diameter, or heavily weighted, use the three-step method for…

Monthly Gardening Tasks

February #4 (Outdoor)

Posted on Feb 04, 2020

For indoor forcing of blooms, cut branches of pussy willow, forsythia, flowering quince, redbud, and star and saucer magnolia. Choose stems with flower buds that have began to swell. Cut…

Monthly Gardening Tasks

February #3 (Outdoor)

Posted on Feb 03, 2020

Lenten rose (Helleborus orientalis) and its hybrids are one of the first plants to flower in the new year. A little cleanup makes a big difference when these winter beauties…

Monthly Gardening Tasks

February #3 (Indoor)

Posted on Feb 03, 2020

Extend the life of your Valentine’s Day flowers by changing the water daily and recutting the stems every couple of days, making sure foliage is kept above the water line.

Monthly Gardening Tasks

February #2 (Indoor)

Posted on Feb 02, 2020

Remove dust from your house plants by rinsing them in the shower.

Monthly Gardening Tasks

February #2 (Outdoor)

Posted on Feb 02, 2020

Barrenwort (Epimedium) and Lungwort (Pulmonaria) will be in flower soon. Cut back last year’s foliage before new growth appears.

Monthly Gardening Tasks

February #1 (Outdoor)

Posted on Feb 01, 2020

Bluebirds are already looking for a place to nest, so clean out your birdhouse soon. If you are in need of a good bluebird house, check out Homes for Bluebirds,…

Monthly Gardening Tasks

February #1 (Indoor)

Posted on Feb 01, 2020

Sow broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage seed indoors now or buy transplants in March. Harden them off before planting out in March.

Monthly Gardening Tasks

UT Gardens’ January 2020 Plant of the Month: Silky Dogwood

Posted on Jan 07, 2020
Red Twig Dogwood Cayenne wide by J. Reeves

Submitted by Jason Reeves, research horticulturist, University of Tennessee Gardens, Jackson

Landscape & Gardening / Plant of the Month / Silky Dogwood

January #6 (Indoor)

Posted on Jan 06, 2020

Study seed catalogs if the cold days of winter seem unrelenting, and dream of lush, warmer days.

Monthly Gardening Tasks

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