SPRING
For early color in window boxes plant frost tolerant pansies, violas linaria and stock.

Sharpen your blades and prune now! Cut out weak stems cross-branching and winter tip die-back. Then prune to shape always cutting above out-facing buds.  ie: roses, buddleia, weigelia

Replenish your rose beds with the new Knock-outs and Flower Carpets- a Mother’s Day gift that keeps giving through October!

For a fresh look cut down your ornamental grasses before the new growth comes through.
Who says azaleas and rhododendrons are “out of style”? So much color in half-shady spaces is always cheerful and refreshing.

SUMMER
After the flush of spring does your perennial border have a “down-time”? Add anise hyssop and daisies such as purple coneflower, ‘Black-eyed Susans’ and Coreopsis.

Fill your house with easy to grow cut flowers; tall ageratum, snapdragons, dahlias and matricaria.
Replenish spring planters with heat lovers such as Dragon-wing begonias, portulaca, and vinca rosea.

Have shade trees taken over your yard? Where leaves are above roots are below. Don’t fight it. Chairs and a cool drink surrounded by planters with shade loving color is your recipe for summer pleasure.

FALL IS FOR PLANTING AT BALLEK'S
Now is a great time for planning and planting. Cool fall weather encourages great root growth. Mums, asters, and anemones bring great color. Grasses and heuchera give structure and foliage color.