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Come visit us at the
Colorado Garden and Home Show February 13th-21st.
Spring Color
Plant Material
These are our best picks for some great
early spring color:
· Forsythia
Species
forsythia sp.
Full Sun
-Heights vary from 2’-8’,
Widths from 4’-7’A vigorous plant with an abundance of
yellow blooms come out in early spring before leaves.
· Azalea
Species
Rhododendron
Shade to part shade –Height
2-4’, Width 2-5’ Large, showy blooms that range in
colors from pink, orange, red, white and yellow.
· Phlox,
Creeping
Phlox subulata
Full Sun –Height 4-6”,
Width 12-24”Great groundcover that is covered in early
spring with masses of flowers in pink, white, blue and
red. Evergreen rest of season.
· Basket
of Gold
Aurinia saxatilis
Full Sun –Height 8-12”,
Width 12”Showy yellow flowers on silver foliage. Great
in rock gardens and xeric areas.
Don’t forget spring flowering bulbs:
· Tulips
Hyacinths
· Daffodils
Iris
· Narcissus
Crocus
· Allium
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Spring To Do List
· Plan
your next
LANDSCAPE PROJECT
for the 2010 summer season. Take note of
things you like, things you don’t and what you want to
get out of your landscape. Start the
DESIGN
process by hiring one of
our landscape designers to help with your planning.
· Clean
out your
DOWNSPOUTS!
Have us clean out the leaves, needles and dirt to ensure
your downspouts are draining properly and not backing
up.
· Have
your evergreens
PRUNED
including Spruce, Firs and Pines. Evergreens are still
in their dormancy so you will not damage any new growth.
Be sure to have a professional prune your trees or teach
you, so there is no damage caused to the trees.
· Start
to
PREP your
planting beds for annuals, perennials and vegetables.
· As
the days start to get warmer and longer. Get out in your
yard and
WATER your
perennials, shrubs,Trees and lawn. Sprinkler Systems
usually wont get Activated until late April into May.
· Have
your
LIGHTING
system checked for burnt out bulbs, cleaning, relocation
or additions. Many times lights need to be moved due to
plant growth.
Get out
there and enjoy SPRING!!!
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