As the end of winter arrives, what are the three main chores gardeners should tackle in their yards?
Vinnie Drzewucki: • Organize the Tool Shed – Inventory, clean, tune-up, sharpen and replace broken or worn out tools. Now is the time to beat the spring rush at the mower shop and garden center to get power equipment tuned up, lawnmower blades and cutting tools sharpened, and for finding the best selection of new tools, fertilizers, mulches and other garden supplies. • Prune -Late winter is the ideal time for pruning trees, especially fruit trees, and doing severe pruning on shrubs to reduce the size of overgrown shrubs and to rejuvenate them. • Plan and Dream – On the next warm sunny day take a tour of your garden and begin making a wish list of what you’d like to accomplish this year in your garden and of things to do when the weather breaks. Go to the library and the book store, or go online. Get ideas from catalogs, books, magazines and websites. Draw or sketch on paper with pencil (so you can easily move things around with the eraser) new layouts, plants and ideas for the upcoming
