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Spring Landscape Maintenance Tips

Tips on Gardens, Pruning, Fertilizing, Lawn Care

By David Beaulieu, About.com

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I mulched my perennial beds in the fall. Do I just wait for my perennials to push up through the mulch in spring?

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I sowed a cover crop on my vegetable garden and annual flower beds in the fall to protect them in winter. Now that it is spring landscape maintenance time and I'm getting ready to plant again, what do I do with the cover crop?

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I mulched in the fall to protect my vegetable garden beds and annual flower beds. What does spring landscape maintenance call for in dealing with this mulch?

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How do I know when to plant my vegetables and annuals?

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How should I be fertilizing the lawn as part of my spring landscape maintenance? And what else do I need to do for my lawn?

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What's the most effective preventive maintenance measure I can take in spring against crabgrass?

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Is there any point in fertilizing trees already long-established, or is such care unnecessary?

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I've heard that I should be pruning my flowering shrubs, but I'm worried that I'll miss out on this year's blossoms if I prune at the incorrect time. How would I know when to prune a particular plant?

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The spring rains are seeping into my basement. How can I find out if the grade near my foundation has sufficient slope?

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I want to put in a water drain to drain water away from my house and my lawn. But what's an acceptable area for a water drain to spill into?

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