• Prune flowering fruit trees while in bloom; use cuttings indoors
• Complete bare-root planting
• Amend soil with humus (manure, ground bark, peat moss, leaf mold)
• Set out summer bedding plants when they become available
• Set out tomatoes, eggplants when soil warms and danger of frost is over
• Mow lawns if grass and soil are dry enough
• Set out plants of cold crops (broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts)
• Plant peas, Swiss chard, beets, carrots, turnips
• Feed spring-flowering shrubs after bloom
• Apply shading to greenhouse

• Set out cool-season annuals
• Sow seeds of warm-season annuals outdoors
• Set out summer-flowering bulbs
• Plant balled-and-burlapped, container, and bare-root fruit trees
• Apply dormant spray to fruit trees before buds swell
• Plant permanent ground covers and cool-season lawns
• Feed cool-season lawns and loosen thatch
• Plant bare-root perennial vegetables
• Plant seedlings of cool-weather vegetables
• Sow seeds for cool-weather vegetables
• Sow seeds for frost-tolerant perennials
• Divide and replant summer- and fall-blooming perennials
• Plant bare-root and container roses
• Prune roses (when temperatures are above freezing)
• Uncover roses for spring and apply dormant spray
• Plant bare-root, balled-and-burlapped, and container trees, shrubs, and vines
• Apply dormant spray to trees, shrubs, and vines
• Plant summer-blooming shrubs and vines
• Plant frost-tolerant trees
• Plant needle-leafed evergreens

Zone 3

• Set out cool-season annuals
• Set out seedlings of warm-season annuals
• Set out summer-flowering bulbs
• Plant fall-blooming bulbs
• Plant balled-and-burlapped, container, and bare-root fruit trees
• Plant cool-season lawns and permanent ground covers
• Feed and aerate cool-season lawns and loosen thatch
• Plant bare-root perennial vegetables
• Plant seedlings of cool-weather vegetables
• Sow seeds for frost-tolerant perennials
• Divide and replant summer- and fall-blooming perennials
• Divide and replant spring-blooming perennials after bloom
• Plant bare-root and container roses
• Uncover roses for spring and apply dormant spray
• Plant balled-and-burlapped, container, and bare-root trees, shrubs, and vines
• Apply dormant spray to trees, shrubs, and vines before buds swell
• Plant tender shrubs and vines
• Plant summer-blooming shrubs and vines
• Plant frost-tolerant trees
• Plant needle-leafed evergreens

Zone 4

• Set out cool-season annuals
• Set out seedlings of warm-season annuals
• Set out summer-flowering bulbs
• Plant fall-blooming bulbs
• Divide and replant crowded winter- and spring-blooming bulbs after leaves yellow
• Plant balled-and-burlapped, container, and bare-root fruit trees
• Apply dormant spray to fruit trees before buds swell
• Spray apples, peaches, and pears that have been affected with canker problems
• Plant permanent ground covers
• Plant, feed, and aerate cool-season lawns and loosen thatch
• Plant bare-root perennial vegetables
• Plant seedlings of cool-weather vegetables
• Set out herbs
• Sow fast-growing warm-season vegetables
• Sow seeds for frost-tolerant perennials
• Divide and replant spring-blooming perennials after bloom
• Plant container roses
• Plant balled-and-burlapped, container, and bare-root trees, shrubs and vines
• Apply dormant spray to shrubs and vines
• Plant tender shrubs and vines
• Plant summer-blooming shrubs and vines
• Plant frost-tolerant trees
• Plant needle-leafed evergreens

Zone 5

• Set out cool-season annuals
• Set out seedlings of warm-season annuals
• Set out summer-flowering bulbs
• Plant fall-blooming bulbs
• Divide and replant crowded winter- and spring-blooming bulbs after leaves yellow
• Plant balled-and-burlapped, container, and bare-root fruit trees
• Apply dormant spray to fruit trees before buds swell
• Spray apples, peaches, and pears that have been affected with canker problems
• Plant permanent ground covers
• Plant cool- and warm-season lawns
• Plant bare-root perennial vegetables
• Plant seedlings of cool-weather vegetables
• Sow fast-growing warm-season vegetables
• Sow seeds for frost-tolerant perennials
• Sow seeds for tender perennials
• Divide and replant spring-blooming perennials after bloom
• Plant container roses
• Plant balled-and-burlapped, container, and bare-root trees, shrubs, and vines
• Apply dormant spray to shrubs and vines
• Plant tender shrubs and vines
• Plant summer-blooming shrubs and vines
• Plant balled-and-burlapped trees
• Plant trees in containers
• Plant frost-tolerant trees
• Plant needle-leafed evergreens

Zone 6

• Set out seedlings of warm-season annuals
• Set out summer-flowering bulbs
• Plant fall-blooming bulbs
• Divide and replant crowded winter- and spring-blooming bulbs after leaves yellow
• Plant balled-and-burlapped, container, and bare-root fruit trees
• Spray apples, peaches, and pears that have been affected with canker problems
• Plant permanent ground covers
• Plant and aerate lawns and loosen thatch
• Plant bare-root perennial vegetables
• Plant seedlings of cool-weather vegetables
• Sow seeds for tender perennials
• Divide and replant spring-blooming perennials after bloom
• Plant container roses
• Plant balled-and-burlapped, container, and bare-root trees, shrubs, and vines
• Apply dormant spray to trees, shrubs, and vines
• Plant tender shrubs and vines
• Plant summer-blooming shrubs and vines
• Plant frost-tolerant trees
• Plant needle-leafed evergreens

Zone 7

• Plant summer- and fall-flowering bulbs
• Spray for peach leaf curl, peach leaf blight, and canker
• Plant permanent ground covers
• Plant or repair lawns
• Plant ornamental grasses
• Plant annuals for summer and fall color
• Plant balled-and-burlapped or container fruit trees
• Spray dormant fruit trees
• Prune frost-sensitive fruit trees
• Feed houseplants that are growing or blooming
• Plant heat-loving perennials
• Plant container roses
• Plant balled-and-burlapped or container trees, shrubs, and vines
• Prune spring-flowering or tender shrubs and vines during or just after bloom
• Plant or transplant warm-season vegetable seedlings

Zone 8

• Set out annuals
• Plant summer-flowering bulbs
• Plant balled-and-burlapped and container fruit trees
• Prune frost-sensitive fruit trees
• Spray for peach leaf curl, peach leaf blight, and canker
• Feed houseplants that are growing or blooming
• Plant or repair warm-season lawns
• Plant ornamental grasses
• Plant fall-blooming perennials
• Prune tender deciduous shrubs and vines
• Prune spring-flowering shrubs and vines during or just after bloom
• Sow seeds for warm-season vegetables
• Plant seedlings of warm-season vegetables

Zone 9

• Plant for summer color
• Plant fall-flowering bulbs
• Feed and water cacti or succulents that are blooming or actively growing
• Spray for peach leaf curl, peach leaf blight, and canker
• Feed houseplants that are growing or blooming
• Repair or plant lawns
• Prune spring-flowering shrubs and vines during or just after bloom
• Sow seeds for warm-season vegetables
• Transplant warm-season vegetable seedlings

Zone 10

• Plant annuals for summer color
• Plant fall-blooming bulbs
• Feed and water cacti and succulents that are growing or blooming
• Spray for peach leaf curl, peach leaf blight, and canker
• Feed houseplants that are growing or blooming
• Plant fall-blooming and hardy perennials
• Prune spring-flowering shrubs and vines during or just after bloom
• Transplant warm-season vegetable seedlings

Zone 11

• Install or repair drip irrigation systems
• Plant beans, beets, carrots, corn, cucumbers, melons
• Bring out house plants to a shaded, wind-sheltered patio
• Prune spring-blooming shrubs and vines after bloom
• Feed and shape rose bushes
• Make succession plantings of gladiolus
• Deadhead annuals and perennials for prolonged bloom