McDonough Garden Club

February garden chores

You can prune apple trees but wait until mid March for pruning peach tres.
If you are looking for early blooming perennials, plant lenten rose. They need partial to full shade to look their best.
Water poinsettia, Christmas cactus and amaryllis plants with houseplant fertilizer diluted to one-half strength. Don’t overwater. 
  Remember to turn houseplants 180 degrees every two weeks to prevent uneven growth. 

Consider planting a Daphne odora near an area that you pass by.  This is one of the most fragrant plants around. They need very well drained soil however.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                       

 
Welcome to the McDonough Garden Club.  We are a group of gardeners covering all ages, genders and skill levels. 
Our main objective is to learn and share all we can about gardening.   We would love for you to attend one of our monthly meetings!
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If you would like more information about our organization, please contact us:
 
Brian Luetkemeyer,  President, website contact
770-946-3005
 
Lynn Taylor, Program Coordinator
678-610-5171
 
Max Breckenridge, Plant Sale Coordinator
770-957-6857
 
 
 
 
 

 What's the Name of that Plant?

 
Every wonder what the name of the plant you saw on the side of the road was or the one you saw while walking in the woods?  Each month we will feature  a native plant that is blooming or has an interesting fruit or leaf color or one that has naturalized (think kudzu!) in the wild.  Many of these plants will grow fine in your landscape, provided you give them the requirements they need.  This months plant is  Trout Lily or Dogtooth Violet.  Trout lily is a  mid-late winter perennial creating quite a  scene when not much else is blooming.  Trout lilies can be found blooming with some of the earlier blooming trilliums, T. underwoodii, T. decipiens, and T. maculatum.  The foliage can vary greatly, with some having lots of motteling and some having none.  Trout lilies are usually sold by specialty nurseries, specializing in native plants.



 
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