Garden Calendar

November 2008

           

01

Saturday

  • Cut back Fuchsias and put in cellar to rest

02

Sunday

  • Cut down faded perennials after foliage browns

03

Monday

04

Tuesday

  • Fill up all bird stations

05

Wednesday

  • Finish planting Spring bulbs

06

Thursday

07

Friday

  • Place berry baskets over Foxgloves to protect them from Winter elements

08

Saturday

09

Sunday

  • Gather some well berried branches from shrubs and trees for holiday decorations.  Replace spent annuals in window boxes with branches of evergreens

10

Monday

  • Hill up new roses after planting

11

Tuesday

12

Wednesday

  • Cut back Japanese and Siberial Iris foliage to about 12 inches

13

Thursday

14

Friday

  • Label all varieties of bulbs before storing

15

Saturday

  • Place Lemon Verbenas in tubs in the cellar to keep them over the Winter

16

Sunday

17

Monday

18

Tuesday

  • Old established rubarb plants should be mulched with manure

19

Wednesday

20

Thursday

  • Plant house plant cuttings in well-drained soil when rooted

21

Friday

  • Pot up more Crocus, Daffodil, and Tulip bulbs for forcing in late winter.  The first batch of hardy bulbs that were potted up 6 weeks ago can be brought indoors for forcing.

22

Saturday

23

Sunday

  • Rake lawn to remove fallen leaves and debris

24

Monday

  • Remove dead flower stalks from daylilies and cut the foliage back to about 6 inches

25

Tuesday

26

Wednesday

  • Plant roses and lilies as soon as they arrive

27

Thursday

  • Securely fasten any unwieldy canes on climbing roses

28

Friday

29

Saturday

  • Use a rake or a broom to gently remove fallen leaves from beds of Ivy, Pachysandra, Myrtle or Euonymus

30

Sunday