The daffodils are up and the temps are down. Welcome to March Madness in Indiana where the only constant is the changing weather!Found a nice gardening chart from Lowe's here. It gives the major US planting zones and what you should be doing in March, April and May. I was glad to learn that I could begin dividing summer and fall blooming perennials next week.
All the black-eyed susans, evening primrose, phlox, hostas and such are starting to sprout. There are some patchy holes that could be filled in with clumps that need thinned. I used to think they would all blend naturally but my impatience begs to help them out.
After pruning roses this week, I'm sore. Guess it's just working out the winter kinks in my shoulders. Every year I remember more about our plants, their habits, colors and particular needs and I'm already looking forward to watching the colors take shape this year.
Do you prune your roses to the ground? According to the lowes sheet, it says to prune perennials to the ground. The branches are green if you cut them.
ReplyDeleteNo Christina, I treat the Roses as a class by themselves. I'll only trim off the dead stuff and maybe prune back 1/3 of the roses. To me, the reason for pruning is to guide the direction the plant grows. If it's heading into the walk, I'll cut it back. We also have different types of roses. Some of the ramblers are pruned after they bloom in June because it only blooms on last year's growth. It's taken several years but I'm slowly learning what works best :)
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