April

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• The first week of the month, plant directly in the ground easy, fast-growing annuals that like cool weather, including bachelor's buttons, larkspur, and California poppy.

• Plant container-grown trees, shrubs and roses.

• Plant seedlings of cool-season flowers, such as pansies and snapdragons.

• Plant seedlings of cool-season vegetables, such as broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage.

• Plant potatoes on Good Friday, also according to folk wisdom.

• Plant grass seed and lay sod.

• Plant seedlings of perennial edibles, such as strawberries, rhubarb, raspberries and asparagus.

• Divide perennial flowers that bloom in late spring, summer or fall.
   

May 

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• Plant container-grown trees, shrubs and roses.

• Plant and divide perennial flowers.

• Plant grass seed and lay sod.

• Divide perennials that bloom in late summer or fall.

• Plant seedlings of warm-season annual flowers, such as marigolds, impatiens and petunias.

• Plants seedlings of warm-season annual vegetables, such as tomatoes, peppers and eggplant. You can also plant seedlings of squashes, cucumbers and melons. Plant seeds of these a little later, as they will need warmer soil to germinate.

• Plant summer-flowering tropical-type bulbs and tubers, such as cannas, elephant's ear, gladilous and tuberous begonias.
   

June

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• Divide spring-blooming perennials but avoid doing so during hot, dry spells.

• Lay sod.
   

July-August
 

• Usually too hot and dry to plant. If necessary, plant on cool, overcast days and water well the following two weeks.
   

September
 

• Plant grass seed but be sure to water daily until established.

• Toward the end of the month, plant spring-blooming bulbs, such as tulips and daffodils.

• Divide spring-blooming perennials.
   

October
 

• Plant grass seed and lay sod the first half of the month.

• Plant spring-blooming bulbs this month.