Getting your garden ready for Spring

April is the perfect time to give your garden the attention it needs to bring you months of enjoyment in the long lazy days that await us. A little bit of garden CPR now, will bring you months of color to brighten the view from your kitchen window, and might even inspire you to spend more time outdoors enjoying the delights that can be found in entertaining outdoors.

Plant your bulbs now, if you have not already. My favourite bulbs to plant in early Spring are Tulips, Gladiolus, Calla Lily, Caladium, Amaryllis, and Delphiniums.

Plant bulbs in clumps to give them a natural effect, and to hide the bulbs that fail to blossom. Survey the area you want to plant the bulbs in, decide where you want them, then dig a large area and simply toss your bulbs in the hole with the pointed side up (and if like me you generally ignore instruction packets, make a point to read them on this occasion to ensure you plant them deep enough). I generally give them a good drink before I cover them with soil and then again once the soil blankets them. Make sure you mark your bulb location so you can ensure the area stays moist and to avoid disturbing it.



Rejuvenate your Lawn. Your grass is at its most fragile right now and needs plenty of TLC to nurse it back to life after a long cold winter. Give your lawn a good feed and re-seed, then keep it moist to encourage germination. To ensure that all of your hard work pays off, work from a wooden plant or kneeling board to prevent damaging it further.

Tidy up your garden equipment

• Get your garden tools in shape for the busy season by sharpening your mower blades, replacing any damaged tools, ensuring you have gardening supplies stocked in your shed (plant food, bird netting, what ever you need to keep your garden growing).
• Look over your garden steps, decking, paths, fences to check for winter damage and repair replace as needed.
• Tidy up your garden furniture by giving everything a good wipe down and polish, then repair or replace any broken equipment.
• If you have children, now is a good time to review your garden toys and get rid of anything broken that cannot be fixed, they have outgrown or that you are just tired of looking at.


The Robert Treat Farm Garden Center. From our Green Houses to your Garden. Located in Milford CT.

Wander through our garden center, and you will find a great collection of interesting and unusual annuals, sought-after perennials, shrubbery and trees.
You’ll notice all our pretty greenhouses filled with the things we grow for you to discover. Custom potting is a specialty of ours so you can get exactly what you
want. If you don’t know what that might be, it doesn’t matter – we can help
you choose something you'll love! Perhaps we can work to make something
special – in your favorite color, or for a shady area, or even to attract
beneficial insects and hummingbirds.

We take your garden success personally, because we are gardeners, too!
Your garden will be blooming with all kinds of natural wonders because we
have a wealth of knowledge – and the green thumbs to prove it! We will be
only too happy to help you choose just the right things for your project.
Whether it is a ceramic planter on a balcony or a whole landscape – every
project deserves a little planning for the best results and having the right
plant in the right place is a very good place to start. Maybe you’ll get
inspired to plant an herb or vegetable garden this year but don’t know
where to begin, or perhaps you would like to know how to prune the
roses you are about to plant or how to dead-head your flowering annuals.
Let us show you.

All of our gardening supplies are carefully selected for this area.
You’ll find everything you will need – mulch, the proper fertilizer, grass seed,
as well as whimsical statuary and ornaments, or an interesting birdbath for
your feathered friends. If you are looking for the perfect gift, you might
decide on a Robert Treat Farm Gift Certificate – they never expire and
may be used to purchase anything we have for sale.


http://www.roberttreatfarm.com/GardenCenter.html

Don't forget about our Farm Share Program.
Where you can prepurchase a share of our harvest as it comes to ripen.
Every Friday through out the whole summer.
To learn more.

To download the registration form, click here.

Call us if you have questions about any gardening product or service offer.

(203) 878-4270






Source: http://www.housewifebliss.com/2011/03/07/getting-your-garden-reading-for-spring/