Winter Tips and Holiday Greetings from the Evening Garden Club
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| Pyracantha ‘Yukon Belle’ |
*Visit local nurseries over the winter months to see plants which will add winter color and interest to your garden. Don’t miss evergreen ferns and native groundcovers – you’ll be surprised!
*Check that frost has not lifted ground around newly planted shrubs and trees. If it has, stamp ground down firmly.
*Check that wind has not rocked newly planted evergreens – they are more susceptible than deciduous trees.
* Don’t leave heavy mulch or evergreen boughs over emerging bulb foliage.
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| Hellebore “Gold Collection” ‘Snow Fever’ |
Pyracantha ‘Yukon Belle’
*Roses still blooming? They need to go dormant to thrive next year. Prune lightly and remove all foliage. Allow buds and hips to form.
*Lime soil where dahlias will be planted next year – 5lbs:100 square feet, every three years.
*Add a thorough CARE tag to any plant you give as a holiday gift. There’s nothing sadder than killing a plant you’ve been given by a loved one.
*Read January garden magazines and look at websites now for the newest annual flower and vegetable introductions.
*If you want to use and plant a live Christmas tree:
--Acclimate it in an unheated garage both before and after its time in the house.
--Don’t keep it in the house more than a week.
-- Keep root ball moist but not sopping and coat needles with an anti-dessicant spray.
-- Plant ASAP in an appropriate full sun location with plenty of space to reach its potential.
*Great garden book for a gift: Month-by-Month Gardening in Washington & Oregonby Mary Robson with Christina Pfeiffer – many of these tips originated there!
MOST IMPORTANT WINTER TIP:
*Attend the Evening Garden Club’s Annual Greens’ Party, 7:00 pm December 3, 2018! Bring greens and plant material to share and learn to make wreaths and decorations. Shepherd of the Valley Church.
more at www.corvalliseveninggardenclub.org
