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Summer  Hours
Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 6 PM
Saturday  8 AM - 4 PM
Sunday   Noon - 5 PM

 

Rose Care

1.   Plant new roses using a soil high in organic matter.  Water using Plant Starter with B-1 for healthy root formation.

2.      In early March fertilize your existing roses with a good rose fertilizer such as Espoma Rose food.

3.      A systemic insecticide such as Bayer Advanced All-in-One Rose and Flower Care will kill sucking insects for up to six weeks.

4.      When new leaves appear, treat roses with a Rose and Flower dust, or ready to use insecticidal spray or use Bayer All-in-One Rose and Flower Care to control both insects and diseases.

5.      Throughout the growing season use a water soluble fertilizer every 7-14 days, or use a granular fertilizer every 6 weeks.

 

HELPFUL HINTS

                                                                                                         Avoid watering roses from the top.

                                                                                                         Always cut flowers just above the first five-leaved leaflet.

                                                                                                         Remove dead blossoms to encourage new blooms.

 

Lawn Care Information

 

Lawn Care Guides

Forest Weather

Special Weather Statement - Bedford (Virginia)
Decreasing Clouds Today: Decreasing Clouds
94°F | 60°F
Mostly Sunny Tomorrow: Mostly Sunny
79°F | 49°F
Mostly Sunny Sunday: Mostly Sunny
80°F | 52°F
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Lawn Care Calendar

Lawn Care Guides
Checkout our detailed lawn care guides for help with common questions...

 

Some of the most asked questions we receive concern the proper time to apply fertilizer, lime, seed, etc. to the yard.  With that in mind, I developed the following calendar.  It can be printed and saved for future use or come by the store and pick one up. 

March 1 through April 15 

  • Pre-emergence Crabgrass Control
  • Fertilize with light application of 16-4-8 with slow release nitrogen

March 1 through May 30 & September 1 through October 31 

  • Plant fescue cool season grass

March 1 through May 30 & September 1 through December 31 

  • Fertilize Cool Season Grass -3 applications:
    16-4-8 with slow release nitrogen
    28-4-8 with regular nitrogen
    46-0-0 Urea

 March 15 through October 15

  • Broadleaf Weed Control

April 1 through September 30  

  •  Watch for disease and treat

April 1 through May 30 & August 15 through October 15  

  • Grub Control 

May 1 through September 30  

  • Post-emergence Crabgrass Control
  • Lime - May be done anytime.  Including when seeding or fertilizing.

 

Lawn Aeration - Not recommended when ground is hard or frozen.

In conjunction with seeding, use seeding schedule above.

 

 

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