Garden Care Guide

Shrub Groups Care

Monthly care calendar

Timings are for a temperate Northern Hemisphere climate. In warmer areas tasks start earlier, in colder areas later; in the Southern Hemisphere shift them by six months.

January
  • General care: Do not manage a shrub group as a single plant. Record the species in the group, their approximate numbers, whether they are new or established, and whether they are on the same irrigation line. Separate species without similar water needs into their own care group. Skip if: each species, quantity, planting age, and irrigation zone is already recorded separately.
February
  • General care: Do not manage a shrub group as a single plant. Record the species in the group, their approximate numbers, whether they are new or established, and whether they are on the same irrigation line. Separate species without similar water needs into their own care group. Skip if: each species, quantity, planting age, and irrigation zone is already recorded separately.
March
  • General care: Do not manage a shrub group as a single plant. Record the species in the group, their approximate numbers, whether they are new or established, and whether they are on the same irrigation line. Separate species without similar water needs into their own care group. Skip if: each species, quantity, planting age, and irrigation zone is already recorded separately.
April
  • General care: Do not manage a shrub group as a single plant. Record the species in the group, their approximate numbers, whether they are new or established, and whether they are on the same irrigation line. Separate species without similar water needs into their own care group. Skip if: each species, quantity, planting age, and irrigation zone is already recorded separately.
May
  • General care: Do not manage a shrub group as a single plant. Record the species in the group, their approximate numbers, whether they are new or established, and whether they are on the same irrigation line. Separate species without similar water needs into their own care group. Skip if: each species, quantity, planting age, and irrigation zone is already recorded separately.
June
  • General care: Do not manage a shrub group as a single plant. Record the species in the group, their approximate numbers, whether they are new or established, and whether they are on the same irrigation line. Separate species without similar water needs into their own care group. Skip if: each species, quantity, planting age, and irrigation zone is already recorded separately.
July
  • General care: Do not manage a shrub group as a single plant. Record the species in the group, their approximate numbers, whether they are new or established, and whether they are on the same irrigation line. Separate species without similar water needs into their own care group. Skip if: each species, quantity, planting age, and irrigation zone is already recorded separately.
August
  • General care: Do not manage a shrub group as a single plant. Record the species in the group, their approximate numbers, whether they are new or established, and whether they are on the same irrigation line. Separate species without similar water needs into their own care group. Skip if: each species, quantity, planting age, and irrigation zone is already recorded separately.
September
  • General care: Do not manage a shrub group as a single plant. Record the species in the group, their approximate numbers, whether they are new or established, and whether they are on the same irrigation line. Separate species without similar water needs into their own care group. Skip if: each species, quantity, planting age, and irrigation zone is already recorded separately.
October
  • General care: Do not manage a shrub group as a single plant. Record the species in the group, their approximate numbers, whether they are new or established, and whether they are on the same irrigation line. Separate species without similar water needs into their own care group. Skip if: each species, quantity, planting age, and irrigation zone is already recorded separately.
November
  • General care: Do not manage a shrub group as a single plant. Record the species in the group, their approximate numbers, whether they are new or established, and whether they are on the same irrigation line. Separate species without similar water needs into their own care group. Skip if: each species, quantity, planting age, and irrigation zone is already recorded separately.
December
  • General care: Do not manage a shrub group as a single plant. Record the species in the group, their approximate numbers, whether they are new or established, and whether they are on the same irrigation line. Separate species without similar water needs into their own care group. Skip if: each species, quantity, planting age, and irrigation zone is already recorded separately.

The care advice on this page is general and for information only; it is not professional advice. Plant age, soil and your garden’s microclimate can change the outcome. Plant protection products are mentioned only as general information; they are regulated, and the choice, dose and timing must be decided by a qualified professional under local rules. Consult a landscape architect or agronomist before applying.

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