City Gardening

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4 of 10 Ways to Spruce Up Your Garden for Spring

By Lorraine • Mar 19th, 2010 • Category: Dig in, Spring

planting hole4.Plant before the rush

Hardy perennials can weather the pre-May 24 weather, so beat the rush to the nursery and select some of the season’s choicest plants as soon as they arrive. Once the ground has thawed and dried out, it’s a good time to plant shrubs and trees too, especially magnolias, birch, oak, yews, rhododendrons and azaleas.

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