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Winterizing Your Flowers

As winter approaches, you'll need to winterizes your flowers and flower beds so you can enjoy beautiful, hearty plants in the spring. There are a few basic steps you can take in winterizing your flowers to encourage healthy plant growth.

Remove the annual flowers from your flower beds because very rarely will the seeds from the plants survive the winter.

Cut back rose bushes and other perennial bushes very carefully. Remove the cuttings (the cuttings could be used in a compost bin.) Remove any dead or brown leaves and stalks from your perennial flowers and bushes.

Don't fertilize your flower beds in the fall. The plants need to be allowed to go through their natural winter process so they can naturally recover once the temperatures start warming up.

Fall is an excellent time to plant bulbs. Follow the instructions that come with the bulbs and remember that they will typically spread, so give them plenty of growing room.

Rake any old mulch away from plants and bushes. Add a layer of rich topsoil over the entire perennial flower bed, putting extra soil around the base of your perennials. Mix the old mulch with new mulch and spread evenly across the entire flower bed.

Following these easy steps in winterizing your flowers will provide an excellent display of flowers and foliage in the spring.