The weather is getting cooler but that doesn't mean you have to neglect your garden! Melodie McDanal from Pike Nurseries joined Good Day Atlanta with some tips to spruce it up!
CLICK THE VIDEO ABOVE TO WATCH THE VIDEO! Pike Nurseries' Melodie McDanal, GGIA certified horticulturalist, will tell viewers what to do in their gardens this month.
November Lawn & Garden Tips
In the Garden Plant Color that Lasts Fall, Winter & Spring.
Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis) It's an evergreen perennial that blooms fall, winter or early spring and comes in an array of colors
Pansies & violas Annual color - choose from many different colors
Camellias The jewels of the winter garden Try Yuletide, Apple Blossom and Setsugekka for beautiful blooms Chopping Time Cut back faded perennials for the winter
Start Decorating Add fresh garland, trees, lights and wreaths In the House Time for Bulb Forcing Around mid-November, plant paperwhite or amaryllis bulbs
Poinsettias for the Holidays Poinsettias will arrive in mid-November. Choose from tons of different colors
For the Lawn
Keep It Green For a green lawn all winter, overseed Bermuda or Zoysia lawns with annual Ryegrass now Reseed Fescue lawn If you haven't reseeded your fescue lawn, now is your last chance For the Birds Put up Suet Feeders Suet provides birds with high energy - just what they need in the winter months
Share Your Thanksgiving Feast Place fresh cranberries and unsalted nuts in an open feeder as a special Thanksgiving treat
Put Up the Feeders Bird feeders bring lots of color and activity to the winter garden. Most experts recommend black oil sunflower seed for general feeding
Ladies Night Event Thursday, November 8: from 7-9pm Select Pike Nurseries Locations 20 percent Off Everything (excludes grills, propane, sod, pine straw, gift cards and services) Free Massages courtesy of Spa Sydell Decorating Classes (Forcing paperwhite & amaryllis bulbs for Christmas & Christmas tree decorating tips) Food & Wine Buy tickets online at www.pikenursery.com or at any Pike Nurseries location
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