December Gardening Checklist
Celebrate the Season!
- Still time to plant a few spruce tops outside for some holiday cheer
- If you haven’t protected your roses yet, then put on a winter cones to protect it during winter months.
- Melted snow is great for watering house plants by providing minerals and conserving water. Be sure to warm it to room temperature.
- Check shrubs and trees for needed pruning. Mark them now for later pruning.
- Remember birds need food, shelter, and water to survive these cold months.
- Start a mini-herb garden in a brightly lit window- include parsley, chives, mint, oregano or many other flavorful herbs to keep the flavor of summer going this winter.
- Be sure to check and fill the water on your Christmas Tree daily. Read more…
- Keep poinsettias away from heat sources and cold drafts. Read more…
- Linder’s has a great selection of gifts for the gardener, including great books. Linder’s Gift Cards make great last minute gifts
- Remember Linder’s After Christmas Sale
3 Tips For Selecting The Perfect Poinsettia
- Pick a plant with green foliage as close to the soil line as possible
- Healthy poinsettias should have large bracts (petals) that extend over the lower green foliage
- Look for plants with small tight green button-like flower parts in the center of the bracts