Creating a Beautiful, Low-Maintenance Landscape

• Leave grass clippings where they fall to reduce amount of fertilizer used
• Fertilize lawn just two or three times a year with a slow-release fertilizer
• Choose easy-care flowers and shrubs
• Prepare soil before planting and eliminate weeds
• Automate irrigation

Add Fragrance and Color with the Proper use of Flowers

• Choose site with good drainage and slightly acidic soil
• Group together odd numbers of flowers, using at least three of each
• Keep plants blooming longer by dead heading – cutting off old heads
• Divide perennials periodically to prevent overgrowing.
• Plant bulbs in the fall when soil temperature is below 60 degrees.

Promote Healthy, Green, Lush Lawns

• Mow higher to increase leaf surface, promoting deeper roots
• Keep mower blades sharp to make clean cuts every time
• Test your soil for proper pH levelsFertilize at the right time so you do not kill your lawn.
• Only use pesticides if there is a problem, or has been in the past.

Indiana Landscaping Experts use these links to verify Answers

Perennial Plant Association:   www.perennialplant.org

Bailey Nurseries Plant Library:   www.baileynurseries.com

Purdue University Garden Publications:   www.hort.purdue.edu

Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder:  www.mobot.org

Novalis Plants That Work:    www.novalis.com

Indy Weather Forecast:    www.accuweather.com

Indianapolis Weather Forecast:    www.weatherbug.com