This year, add some holiday color to the garden. Buy several strings of multi-colored lights and wrap them around a deck banister, install them up in an arbor or pergola, or high up crisscrossing a patio. Use bright LED lights.
Cover patio, pool and deck furniture. Remove cushions.
Now is the time to turn off all irrigation and winterize the system.
Tulips should be planted in the garden now. Plant tulips in outdoor containers, too!
Check your local garden center for great end of the season deals on plants, bulbs, lawn equipment and containers.
Now is the time to check gas-powered equipment. We are fast approaching the final days of cutting grass. Do maintenance work as required, and be sure to add a gas conditioner to the gas tank of all equipment after its last use for the year.
Plant Paper White narcissus bulbs now for Christmas blooms.
Add some winter color to your landscape with camellias. These evergreen shrubs are blooming now through March. If you see a variety that strikes your fancy, buy it. Some like shade, others do well with more sun. Some can grow very large, so check the labels.
Remove leaves that have fallen onto shrubs. Use a leaf rake and rake gently.
Todd Goulding provides residential landscape design consultations. Contact him at GouldingDesignGroup.com or 345-0719.
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