GARDENING TIP(S) OF THE MONTH
(new feature starting 1/2021)
JANUARY
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Time to do the winter prune of your wisteria (all the stingy leaders and the branches back to 2-3 buds) WHY? In order to promote flowering, which wisteria is often reluctant to do. Like many vines (e.g., grapes) wisteria will flower and fruit better when heavily pruned
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When there is no covering of snow and the ground is not frozen, look for and pull all the evergreen invasive wintercreeper you can find; while you are at it also consider getting rid of the ivy and Japanese honeysuckle -- both also aggressive woody non-native evergreens that can overwhelm landscaping and natural areas
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Enjoy the naked look (the architecture); see the rant of the month (Silhouetting)
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Good time to consider doing some pruning but NOT of living tissue for anything that flowers in the spring (i.e., on old wood)
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Consider the wildlife -- food and shelter. Living can be difficult.
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Dream, read, prepare & heal