Maple Valley Land Services

📋 Here’s our top-10 list of what you can do in your indoor and outdoor gardens this April:

1. April is your last chance to uproot and move your perennials, trees, or shrubs before the weather gets too warm.

2. Release mason bees once forsythia and pieris are in bloom. Watch our video to learn how to release mason bees: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gYesBqgXkBU.

3. Plant an instant spring garden by combining early spring perennials, such as aubretia, bellis, primula, and saxifrage with early spring annuals, like pansies, violas, ranunculus, and cinerarias.

4. Shop for rhododendrons and azaleas while they’re in bloom so you can see the magnificent colours and choose your favourites.

5. Plant new perennials and vines, and divide and transplant existing perennials like hostas, astilbes, daylilies, and daisies.

6. Care for your lawn. Apply Moss Killer to lawns on a nice dry day. Remember to rake the dead moss out of your lawn once it turns black. If you haven’t aerated and limed your lawn yet, now’s the time! April is also a great time to seed new lawns, overseed thin lawns, and fertilize existing lawns with Seed and Sod Starter.

7. Direct seed leafy green veggies and more! Visit us for a full list.

8. Fertilize fruit trees, berry bushes, and cane fruits. Choose either Jobes fruit spikes for convenience, granular GardenPRO fruit tree and berry food, or liquid Orgunique fruit and berry food. Note: a granular fertilizer will feed for longer but the liquid goes to work instantly and is an organic alternative.

9. Plant potatoes and onions when soil reaches 6℃. Note: If you’re planning to grow potatoes in deep grow bags, plant indeterminate varieties.

10. Plant tender bulbs such as dahlias and gladioli after the middle of April. Note: Soil temperatures need to be at least 12-15℃.

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