The first day of spring is right around the corner - March 20 to be precise - but don't let the change in season fool you.
Your garden will take some time to catch up. Just because spring arrives on the calendar doesn't mean it arrives in the garden.
Here are some tips for this time of year:
Don't walk on the lawn until it's firm underfoot. If you walk on it and it feels soft and spongy, you'll create compaction in the soil and do more harm than good.
Once the lawn is firm enough to walk on, clean up any fallen debris (twigs, leaves, etc).
Consider bringing spring indoors. There are a lot of potted plants to choose from, including daffodils, campanula, etc.
One thing to take into consideration: some of the perennial plants that are out there in the stores right now may look fantastic, and you may want to take them and plant them in your garden. But many of them have been forced in a greenhouse, and are what's considered "soft growth." If you put them in your yard, they're going to die, so keep them indoors.
There are plants that will work indoors and outdoors, for instance Hellebores. That's one you can enjoy indoors right now, and then plant outdoors later in the season.
The biggest lesson: don't start too soon!
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