January

• Cut back freeze-damaged perennials
• Mulch over tender perennials before hard freezes (using
  harvested pine straw)
• Blow leaves and straw off tops of groundcover areas
• Trim liriope, as needed (especially if sun-damaged)
• Remulch beds and tree rings (after leaf drop)
• Apply amendments to correct soil deficiencies
• Scout for diseases:

-Root / Stem rot on annuals and perennials

-Leaf spot on pansies

• Scout for slug and snail damage on daylilies, annuals (apply
  iron-phosphate bait)
• Transplant/divide perennials (for propagation or if
  overgrown)
• Transplant trees and shrubs (especially if planting in
  non-irrigated areas)
• Harvest any remaining pine straw from turf under groves
• Ideal time for landscape installations

February

• Prune roses
• Prune evergreen shrubs, as needed
• Complete application of soil amendments
• Fertilize deciduous shrubs and young trees
• Finish any liriope trimming (prior to new growth)
• Scout for Insects:

-Aphids on daylilies (spray acephate promptly)

-Lacebugs on azaleas

• Scout for slug and snail damage on daylilies, annuals

-(apply
iron-phosphate bait promptly)

• Complete transplanting of trees and shrubs
• Apply pre-emergent herbicide to groundcover areas with annual
  weeds

March

• Complete pre-emergent herbicide applications
  forSpring
• Continue pruning evergreen shrubs
• Fertilize bed areas
• Trim established Asianjasmine, as needed
• Prune back over-sized tropicals (after mild winter)
• Reprogram irrigation systems
• Inspect irrigation for leaks and damaged heads
• Scout for aphids on daylilies (spray acephate promptly)
• Start preventative insecticide applications:

-Aphids(all crepe myrtles) apply acephate paste to trunks,
avoiding rains

-Lacebugs (all azaleas)sprayimidacloprid, or a
rotation

-Scale (on infested hollies, camellias, hawthornes, banana
shrubs)

-Drench with imidacloprid

• Scout for scale as crawlers / spray contact insecticide
  (malathion)
• Check for largepatch inResidence turf ( reduce
  irrigation, if necessary)