Do-it-now-landscaping.com News: Good Strategy for Transplanting Perennials

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By spring, I mean around mid-April at the earliest, all the way through May. Prior to mid-April we are still subject to erratic weather and chances of hard frost.If the soil is dry, it's a good idea to water your plants the day before you transplant them.If possible try and time your transplanting project for a cloudy or overcast day, which eases the shock and trauma that moving can cause.(However, this is one of those gardening "rules" we've all broken; we usually tackle these projects when we have the time and energy. But in an ideal gardening world, we wouldn't have weeds either, right?)Q. My zoysia lawn is severely trampled by my dogs.If you have the right exposure for zoysia (full sun), it is a pretty tough choice for a durable lawn.Flushing the site with water to dilute the damage as promptly as possible would help, although I'm not sure how feasible this would be!Because zoysia is a warm season grass, if set out too early the plugs will still be in a dormant stage and ideally you want them to begin active growth as soon as they're "plugged in".

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