APRIL • Apply pre-emergence herbicides while planting spring annual beds • Watch for Azalea leaf gall • Monitor anthracnose on Dogwood and Maple • Spray for powdery mildew, crabapple scab, red tip leaf spot, and rose diseases • Control aphids, webworms, turpentine beetles, bagworms, borers, lacebug, leafminers, spider mites, thrips, and scabs • Plant summer annuals, and summer flowering bulbs • Fertilize trees, shrubs, and ground covers (except spring flowering) • Fertilize and prune Azaleas after blooming • Fertilize daffodils lightly with 10-10-10 • Prune spring flowering shrubs and vines after flowering • Mow turf as needed, monitor insect and disease activity • Apply post-emergence herbicides to turf and shrub beds • Monitor disease activity on trees and shrubs
MAY • Monitor grubs and disease in turf • Fertilize annual flowers once per month • Prune spring flowering shrubs after flowering • Prune evergreens for dense growth habit • Monitor insects and diseases – powdery mildew, lacebug, scale, mites, etc. • Fertilize spring flowering shrubs after flowering • Apply growth regulators to fast growing plants to curb pruning needs • Monitor roses for disease and insects • Complete planting annuals and summer flowering bulbs • Cut back and mulch daffodils when foliage dies • Aerate warm season turf after 75% green up
JUNE • Monitor turf and shrub disease and insects, maintain an active spray program • Fertilize and prune Azaleas • Deadhead annuals and perennials as needed • Apply pre and post emergence herbicides as needed • Cut back and mulch daffodils when foliage dies • Continue fertilization of trees and shrubs • Monitor and treat Japanese beetles
