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DECEMBER

1. Select plants with 'berries' now - toyon, holly, cotoneaster,
pyracantha, nandina,and arbutus.
2. Place tender plants indoors eg. a warm garage to protect
from any freezes.
3. Keep the soil in existing beds moist.
4. Apply a pre-emergent herbicide to lawns and flowerbeds.
5. Now is the time to transplant small shrubs and trees,
while they are dormant.
6. Plant Pansies and Poppies which will bloom during January
and February.
7. Use garden notes, photos and sketches to assess areas
which need plants
8. Determine types and quantities of plants to order from
seed and nursery catalogues.
9. Prune evergreen branches to use in holiday decorating.
10. Continue to rejuvenate overgrown shrubs as weather
permits until new growth begins in spring.
11. Hold off on fertilizing indoor plants until spring.
12. Provide houseplants with increased humidity; mist often
or place plants over a tray of moist pebbles.
13. Continue to plant prepared bulbs for indoor forcing.
14. As houseplants grow more slowly during winter, increase
the time between waterings but do not cut back on the amount
of water .
15. Take this opportunity to oil down tools and sharpen
mower blades, shears, and saws.

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