Springtime gardening tips for the Northeast

🌱 The first step in landscaping or gardening is to clean up and remove any remaining brown perennials, leftover annuals, and rake up the leaves.

🌿 When it comes to cutting down plants in the springtime, if it's green, leave it as it is capable of photosynthesis, but if it's brown and dies to the ground, get rid of it.

🌼 Pansies and alyssum are two annuals that can be planted early in the spring, while summer annuals should wait until nighttime temperatures are reliably above 50 degrees in the northeast.

🌱 To prevent weeds from spreading, it's important to lay down an inch or two of mulch over any bare or recently amended soil as mulch covers weed seeds and prevents them from germinating.

🌿 Experimenting with something new in your garden can be an exciting way to stimulate creativity and engage intellectually with nature in the landscape.

🌻 Look for something new and try something a little different to add variety and innovation to your landscaping or garden.