April Garden Calendar
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Collapse ▲Plants in Flower & Plants of Interest
| Flowering cherry | Redbud | Ajuga |
| Weigela | Bloodroot | Columbine |
| Bleeding heart | Pieris | Jack-in-the-Pulpit |
| Trillium | Anemone | Azaleas |
 Figure 1: bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) |
 Figure2: pieris (Pieris japonica.) |
 Figure 3: redbud flowers (Cercis canadensis) |
 Figure 4: columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) |
 Figure 5: Ajuga (Ajuga reptans) |
 Figure 6: Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) |
Fertilizing
- fertilize your shrubs if you didn’t in the fall
Planting
- The average last spring frost date in Alexander County is April 6, +/- 11 days.
- Summer bulbs
- Warm season veggies! (Green beans, Cucumber, Squash, Pumpkins, Tomatoes, Peppers, Melons, Eggplant, Corn)
- Replace your cool season annual flowers with summer annuals
- Perennial flower seeds (Hollyhock, Coreopsis, Daisy, Phlox, Sweet William)
- Small fruits (like those from our fruit sale that you haven’t got in the ground yet…) (Strawberry, Blueberry, Blackberry)
Pruning
- Prune spring flowering shrubs after their flowers fade
- WAIT for herbaceous spring flowering perennials turn brown on their own before cutting them back (they need their leaves to make energy to store for next year)
- Prune berry producing shrubs like holly and pyracantha while in flower to prevent complete removal of all of this season’s berries
- Trim out any winter/cold damage that’s occurred this season
- Cut back butterfly bushes (if you haven’t already) to approx. 3ft or as desired
- Trim back ornamental grasses (if you haven’t already)
Lawn Care
- Maintain mowing height of fescue and bluegrass at 3 inches.
- Do NOT fertilize cool season lawns such as tall fescue or Kentucky bluegrass anymore this spring.
Spraying
- Insect oil on fruit trees
- Check azaleas, rhododendron, and pyracantha for lace bugs and treat if needed
- Spray roses before buds open
- Control poison ivy, honeysuckle, and kudzu while new growth is young
Propagation
- Good time to layer plants by lowering a branch of your favorite shrubs and covering it with soil and a stone
Specific Chores
- Visit local garden centers and nurseries!
- Mulch landscape beds (if you haven’t already)
- Make sure water features and gardens are clean and unclogged (we don’t want any ‘skitters!)