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No...We haven't changed our name to Go-GreenGardening. We are still Progressive Lawnscaping, and we still offer the same top notch landscape service we have since 1990. Go-GreenGardening is our new online garden store featuring a variety of eco-friendly garden and landscape products. Many are items that our customers have requested over the 21 years we have been in business.

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* Cut branches of spring flowering plants such as forsythia, dogwood, pussy willow, crabapple and quince to force into blooming indoors. Make long, slanted cuts and place the branches in a vase of warm water. Set the vase in a cool location. Change the water every four days. Your branches should bloom in about three weeks.

* Fruit trees should be pruned in late Feb./early March.

* Clean out bird houses and put up new ones. Bluebirds and some other songbirds start scouting for spring nest boxes in February.

* Check stored bulbs, tubers and corms. Throw away any that are soft or diseased.

* Check your perennial plants. Our recent freeze, thaws can cause 'heaving' of the plants. Although it is too late to undo the damage that is done, adding mulch can prevent further damage as soil temperatures continue to fluctuate.

* Start seeds indoors for cool season vegetables so they will be ready for transplanting to the garden early in the season. Broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage are great garden veggies to start now. Their seeds can be started 5-7 weeks prior to our zone 5-6 frost free range (March 30-April 30).

* Begin planning this summer’s landscape projects. If you are going to do the landscaping yourself, choose appropriate species and cultivars. If you are having a professional design your landscape, initiate contact now to 'get on the list'. Once Spring arrives, landscape designers can become extremely busy.

* If you have a garage or workshop, repair and repaint garden furniture this month.

* Check out the Spring Gardening Items at: Go-GreenGardening.com

Viola x wittrockiana (Pansy)

Pansies are cold-hardy plants that will bloom in late fall, early winter and early spring, when most other plants could not survive. While the plant itself is hardy, it appears very delicate. Pansies are very popular among growers because they are easy to plant and require little maintenance .

Pansies are winter hardy in zones 4-8. They can survive light freezes and short periods of snow cover, in areas with prolonged snow cover they survive best with a covering of a dry winter mulch. In warmer climates, zones 9-11, pansies can bloom over the winter, and are often planted in the fall. In these climates, pansies have been known to reseed themselves and come back the next year.

How to Grow: Although pansies are not fussy plants, they will grow best in a loose, rich soil with a slightly acid pH (6.0 - 6.2). They flower best in full sun and will get spindly in deep shade. Pansies do not like heat at all and will begin to decline as the days warm up. Pansies are not very heat-tolerant; they are best used as a cool season planting, warm temperatures inhibit blooming and hot muggy air causes rot and death . Regular watering will help them hang on a bit longer, but don’t expect your pansies to last all season .

Pansy

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Offer your flowers and vegetables a strong beginning using the Planter's Pride Fiber Grow Greenhouse Kit. Enabling plants to grow indoors during the cooler times of the year allows them to establish strong roots, leading to a healthier garden. This kit is the perfect size for budding gardeners, while helping the environment. The recyclable plastic base tray has 20 disc-shaped depressions, holding the 20 included Fiber Grow pellets. Each pellet is encased in fine mesh, and expands up to 2" tall when watered. Once enlarged, plant a seed or two in each pellet and cover the item with the recyclable, clear plastic top. Situate the kit near a window to ensure it receives optimal sunlight, creating a miniature greenhouse beneath the dome. After 5 or 6 weeks, the established plants may be transplanted outdoors for a robust garden. The peat free Fiber Grow pellets help sustain natural peat bogs, and the recyclable base and dome aid in reducing landfill mass for an environmentally sound kit. Grow healthy plants and help the earth simultaneously with this Fiber Grow Greenhouse Kit.

Roll Your Own Newspaper Peat Pots

Start your seeds indoors. Usually, the most expensive part of starting your seeds indoors is the purchase of the peat pots. By recycling your newspapers you can eliminate that cost. You will need:

Newspaper (back and white only) the ingredients used in ink are not considered toxic,

A flat surface,

Any can with both ends cut,

A plastic tray for your new peat pots to sit in.

Easy Steps:

1. Lay one piece of newspaper flat. If it is a regular-sized newspaper sheet, rip in half and use only one side. You really only need a rectangular strip of paper about 5 in. wide and 10 in. long.

2. Lay the empty can on the edge of the newspaper so that at least 2 in. hang below the bottom of the can and at least an inch of newspaper extends beyond the top of the can.