February 2025 Edition

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Prepare Your Garden for April Showers There is no surer sign of spring thanblooming gardens and flowerbeds, but whathappens behind the scenes to get them to thatpoint? Much of the work goes in before you evenbreak the soil. Before you dig in, it’s important tochoose the proper site, plan what you will begrowing, and prepare the soil to yield the bestpossible results. Temperature is a large factor foroptimal garden growth, so avoid low areas andspots bounded on the lower side by a solid fenceor dense trees. These tend to create coolertemperatures longer into the spring, unlike thefast-warming tendencies of southern orsoutheastern exposure.