Monthly Advice – Monthly Garden Calendars
Discover our Monthly Garden Calendar to experience the delights of gardening all year long. Every month offers a new planting, pruning, feeding, and preparation schedule that is tailored to the seasons in your area. This calendar helps you stay in tune with the cycles of nature, whether you're planting cool-season crops in late summer, mulching beds before winter frost, pruning summer blossoms for a more late-flowering display, or beginning seeds indoors in early spring.
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January
January is the ideal month to seed wildflower gardens. It is critical to spread seed in mid-winter. Wild seeds need this freeze and thaw to ensure poppy, lupine, coneflower and coreopsis sprout correctly.
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February
This the perfect month for soil preparation of new flower beds and vegetable garden.
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March
March, the first signs of Spring are in the air. Planting begins with fruit trees, roses, berries, grapes and the most important feeding of Spring is in March!
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April
April is the official start of our growing season. This is the month to turn irrigation on and feed the entire yard.
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May
It's time to plant gardens with tomatoes, peppers, squash, and herbs without risk. You'll also find the best selection of flowers at Watters starting May.
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June
June is considered a perennial month in the mountain of Arizona. This is the very best time to find big, bold perennials at Watters Garden Center.
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July
July is the ideal month to add a shade of fruit tree, a berry plant, summer flowering shrubs and perennials to the landscape.
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August
August is an ideal month to plant new trees and shrubs. Hibiscus, Rose of Sharon, Butterfly bush and Crape Myrtle all prefer summer planting.
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September
Plant trees and large shrubs in September for best success through the end of autumn.
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October
October is a sweet spot for local planting. The largest selection of perfectly shaped evergreens is now, and the best season to plant.
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November
November is when the evergreens shine. This the month of transition in the landscape.
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December
Crisp mornings and bright days move us into the holidays. Just as we welcome guests to holiday parties, the gardens appear anything but festive.
