Northwest: March Garden To-Do List

strip up . Cut back perennials and perennial grasses . ascertain for newfangled ontogenesis at crowns so you do n’t ignore back too far . Mulch freshly transplanted or newly plant perennial .

Ready your roses . Prune and fertilize roses ( Rosaspp . and cvs . , Zones 3 - 9 , and if you are growing climbers , bend and tie the canes to enhance the blossom and keep the shrub from becoming unruly .

Get your evergreens in anatomy . Tie - up and/or rationalize back evergreen plant plants that have splayed open during winter to right growth .

Deadhead and prune . Deadhead your hydrangeas ( Hydrangeaspp . and cvs . , Zones 4 - 9 ) , take guardianship not to dispatch this year ’s new ontogenesis . Also deadhead daffodil ( Narcissusspp . and cvs . , Zones 3 - 9 ) flowers but result foliation to help bulb regenerate for next class . Prune back Group 3 ( late summertime blooming ) clematis ( Clematisspp . and cvs . , Zones 4 - 9 ) to the ground with a few pairs of buds .

abstract and separate Anemone quinquefolia ( Galanthus nivalis , Zones 3 - 7)clumps to increase strain . verify to do this when they still have leaves leave to avail grow young base .

Layout and plant late - saltation and summertime bulbs .

get down your ejaculate . Now is the time to lead off fresh pea plant ( Lathyrus odoratus , Zones 2 - 11 ) seeds .

Jason Jorgensen is a landscape house decorator in Seattle , Washington .

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