The cold winter will end soon.  Let’s learn and prepare your flower garden to the coming early spring.

• Remove winter mulch only after the weather has become reliably warm. The same also applies in case of cutting back evergreen plants, such as lavender.
• The perennials that have been heaved out of the ground by frost should be replanted as soon as possible.
• The dead plants of the winter should be cut and the old perennials should be cleaned of any foliage.
• If you have mounded the earth around the roses, as a protective measure, it is the time to remove it.

• Concentrate on pruning the rose bushes before they begin leafing out.
• The flower beds should not be dig too early. Pick up a handful of soil. If it falls apart and is dry enough, you can start digging. You can also start the process of adding compost or manure.

• Make sure to take out the weeds as soon as you see them. If you leave them now, you will have too much weeding work at your hand later on.
• Cut the ornamental grasses.  In an early spring garden, grass grows very vigorously. So, put a sharp trench between the flower beds to edge them and to keep the grass within limits. Repeat the procedure a number of times in the season. If you want to avoid the repetition work, go for permanent edging.

• Late winter or early spring is the best season to prune your shrubs. They are still dormant, so they don't suffer from it and this time their foliage is minimal, so you can see what you're doing. There is one exception to this rule.
• Don't prune flowering shrubs in spring. By doing so you will cut the flowers you were hoping for this season. Prune these shrubs after they finished blooming. That way they have the most time to recover and regain strength
• When planting spring flower seeds, wait until two weeks after the last frost to plant them in the ground, or start them inside and move them outdoors when the weather warms up.

Plants Grown in Spring

The following plants will be best for adoring your garden in the beautiful and jovial season of spring.

• Peonies
• Crocuses
• Lupins
• Tulips
• Bearded Irises
• Magnolias
• Lilacs
• Auriculas
• Fritillarias