How To Prepare Your Flower Beds for Spring in the Pacific Northwest

We are on the brink of spring and that means a whole new round of household chores is upon us! After riding out what felt like a very long winter, it is time to get ready to welcome spring and all the brilliant colors that accompany it. You may have already seen some signs of the coming spring with tulips popping up along with the crocus and daffodils. You will need to prepare your flower beds for the season. You can head into Greenwood Hardware to find everything you will need to make your flower garden bloom with brilliant color this year.

• The first step is cleaning up the beds by removing any dead foliage i.e. leaves, pine needles, sticks and other things that may have been blown in.
• Add fertilizer if you did not do it in the fall. If you put down soil additives in the fall, your soil is ready for planting. However, if you have bulbs in the ground, a fertilizer designed especially for bulbs is always helpful.
• Use a tiller or rake to gently turn the soil. Remove any large rocks and pull out any weeds that may have sprouted.
• If you are putting in bulbs for summer blooming, now is the time to do so.
• You can add cold-hardy flowers and plants to your flower bed now, while you wait for your tulips and other spring flowers to blossom. There is still a chance of a late freeze that could kill some of the more sensitive flowers like petunias and pansies. Hold off on those until April or May.
• Add fresh mulch to the bed and take care of any broken borders and edging you may have around your bed.

Your flower beds will be ready for the spring blooms you have been waiting for since last year. Head into Greenwood Hardware and pick up the tools, seeds, bulbs and mulch you need to make your flower bed a hit this spring. Come on in, or contact us today.