Lakewood Civic

• Azaleas: Prune now if not done previously.
• Bulbs:  Fertilize with bone meal after blooming.
• Mulch:  Mulch flowers, shrubs, and trees when planting.
• Flowers:  Plant flowers for color including Begonia, Cosmos, Periwinkle, Penta, Verbena, and Zinnia.
• Veggies:  Plant for summer vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumber, beans, and herbs of all kinds.
• Brighten you doorways with colorful plants in containers

Lakewood Garden Club is awarding the March Yard of the Month honor to Steven Adrian at 110 North Holly. His yard has a lovely profusion of colorful snapdragons along with pansies, iris, chinese fringe bushes, and other colorful flowers.

Lawns:

• Apply fertilizer, such as weed & feed, and water in well after application.
• Pull up tall weeds & carefully dispose of to avoid spreading the seeds.

Azaleas:

• AFTER blooming, trim brushes, fertilize, and water in well.

Summer Blooms:

• Plan and plant flowers for color.  Suggestions include marigolds, salvia, and drought tolerant portulaca or moss rose. Daylilies are a perennial favorite.

Feeders:

• Hang your hummingbird feeders.