October through December Monthly Tips
Dispose of diseased foliage from trees, shrubs or herbaceous plants
Deep root water trees and shrubs
Protect perennials with organic mulch
Fertilize your lawn with Winterizer (before a snow)
Plant spring flowering bulbs
Get pumpkins, cornstalks and straw bales for Fall decorating
Collar and mulch rose bushes
Apply dormant oil to kill over wintering insects
Wrap young trees with tree wrap to protect from sunscald
Protect perennials with organic mulch if you didn't do so in October
Plant paperwhites for bloom in six to eight weeks
Pick up fresh cut Christmas trees and wreaths
Apply dormant spray to ash, lilacs, aspen
Apply anti-transpiration to broadleaf evergreens
Water all fall-planted nursery stock
Apply mulch and rose collars if not done in November
Apply tree wrap to smooth barked trees if not done earlier in the fall