Spring Landscaping
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On Friday, March 27, 2020, Governor Roy Cooper issued a “Stay at Home” order to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. This Executive Order takes effect on Monday, March 30 at 5 p.m. and reduces the size of gatherings to 10 people for the next 30 days. This order provides for essential businesses to continue to operate while prioritizing social distancing measures.
With many people being forced to stay at home and with the uncertainty about the near future, many people are taking this extra time at home to work on their “Honey-Do” list or to finish projects in the landscape. Before starting any landscape or gardening project, there are a few site criteria that you need to think about to make sure your hard work and money spent are successful.
- Soil test: Determine the site that you would like to plant and collect a soil sample to determine the pH and fertility (or lack thereof) of your soil. Amend and fertilize according the soil analysis report. Soil sample test kits can be picked up and dropped off at the extension office.
- Right Plant, Right Place:
- We live in zone 8 of the USDA hardiness map. Any plants that you may purchase from catalogs should be designated to at least USDA hardiness zone 8 to survive our winters.
- Sun vs. Shade: How much sun or shade does the site you want to plant receive? Select plants for the amount of sun/shade for that area. You don’t want a sun loving plant in the shade because it will become stressed and not perform. Full sun is at least 8 hours of sun per day and partial sun is at least 4 hours of sun per day.
- Drainage and soil type: Poorly drained or wet soils hold water after a rainfall event. Moist soils normally drain within 24 hours of a rainfall event, and well drained soils normally drain water away within a few hours of a rainfall event. Select the plant that is best suited for your soil drainage.
- Mature size of plant: When selecting a plant, make sure that it will fit within the space allotted when mature. Check the tag on the plant for mature size before purchase and ensure you have enough space available for the plant to grow before planting.
After taking site criteria into consideration, then decide on plant characteristics such as evergreen or deciduous, color of flowers or foliage, fragrance, screening and maintenance characteristics. To help you make some of these plant characteristic decisions, visit the NC State Extension Plant Portal. You can search for any plant that you are interested in or browse the entire library. Pictures and site selection and growth habits of all plants in the library are included.