ASTROLAWN WORKS GREAT WITH "CEMENT CURB EDGING" PROVIDED BY ONE OF OUR PARTNERS "A BETTER EDGE". PLEASE CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO VISIT THEIR WEBSITE!!!   WINTER TIPS 1.HERE ARE SOME DROUGHT TOLERANT TREES AND SHRUBS: TREES SHRUBS AUTUMN PURPLE ASH VARIEGATED DOGWOOD GREENSPIRE LINDEN TAMARISK SHADBLOW SERVICEBERRY APACHE PLUME AMUR MAPLE ROCK COTONEASTER THIN-LEAF ALDER BLUE AVENA GRASS BRISTLECONE PINE RUSSIAN SAGE BLUE SPRUCE SAND SAGE PINON PINE ROCK SPIREA PONDEROSA PINE SUMAC ROCKY MOUNTAIN MAPLE LILAC GOLDEN RAIN TREE OREGON HOLLY 2. Spade Vegetable Garden and add organic matter which will break down by next Spring. 3. Deep water trees, shrubs, and roses as needed. 4. If there is no snow, rake and aerate Bluegrass and Tall Fescue lawns. 5. Mound Rose Bushes with 8+ inches of mulch. 6. Mow lawn to no less than 2 1/2 inches. 7. TIRED OF WATERING, FERTILIZING, MOWING....CONSIDER ASTROLAWN!! IT PAYS FOR ITSELF IN 3-6 YEARS!!! 8. Use Kitty-litter , Sand, or bird seed on icy pathways and driveways instead of salt or chemicals that can build up in the soil and affect plants. 9. HERE ARE SOME DROUGHT TOLERANT FLOWERS: BEST: PENSTEMON HARDY ICEPLANT ASTER PUSSYTOE ROCKCRESS DIANTHUS SEA HOLLY GAILLARDIA SUN ROSE CORAL BELLS LAVENDER BLUE FLAX ALSO GOOD: COLUMBINE SEDUM DAISY SAGE KINNIKINNICK JUPITER'S BEARD COREOPSIS FLEABANE WILD STRAWBERRY BABY'S BREATH DAYLILY TORCHLILY CREEPING PHLOX BEARDED IRIS 10. Whan shopping for trees and shrubs, look for: Is the soil around the root ball damp?(not soaking wet or dry) Are the trees or shrubs all standing upright?(not tipped over) Is the place you are buying from well-maintained? Is there browning on deciduous trees? Is the tree suitable for growing zones we live in? Is a warranty offered? 11. Set out food for birds that call your garden home. 12. KEEP A BUCKET OF SAND AND OIL ON HAND TO CLEAN TOOLS EACH TIME THEY HAVE BEEN USED. TAKE A BUCKET AND FILL IT 3/4 FULL OF SAND. POUR A QT. OF MOTOR OIL IN AND MIX WELL. PUT THE GARDEN TOOLS IN THE BUCKET AND MOVE THEM AROUND . THE SAND TAKES THE DIRT AND DEBRIS OFF AND THE OIL LEAVES A LIGHT COATING ON THE METAL TO PROTECT FROM RUST. 13. Always gently brush snow off of trees and shrubs(especially if a wet snow) SEE YOU IN THE SPRING !!!    HERE ARE SOME GREAT LINKS FOR THE HOMEOWNER!!! THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF TREE PLANTING!!! THE PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA!! A NICE WILDFLOWER SITE GARDENING IN THE ROCKIES Q & A'S YARD AND GARDEN DESIGNER BY JOHN DEERE!! ONE OF THE BEST SITES FOR VIEWING AND SELECTING FLOWERS AND PLANTS More weather by AccuWeather®