Frosted or frozen lawns should be off limits to foot and vehicle traffic.
After the last mowing of the season, winterize the lawn mower.
Mushrooms growing on trees is a sign of internal decay.
Scattered on top of flower beds, crush eggshells discourage slugs, snails and cutworms.
Now is a great time to lightly prune espalier trees.
Finish raking up any remaining lawn leaves and add them to the compost pile.
When growing rosemary indoors over the winter, be sure to keep the soil moist at all times for healthy plants.
Plant Something Massachusetts is a project of Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association, and was originally established in partnership with Massachusetts Flower Growers’ Association.