You don't have to wait for the equinox to pass before partaking in all of your favorite spring activities! Take the milder, warmer-than-normal season as your cue to pull out your best floral dresses and go on a long walk in the park.

Since this species flowers in late winter and early spring, it is a good candidate for March pruning. Simply wait for the last of the blooms to die off and then step in with your shears. Forsythia is fast-growing and can expand several feet in all directions, so pruning is a good way to maintain both the health and the shape of the plant.

Here is a list of events to get you started thinking about a spring garden. Gardens are important in the urban environment, and the UW-Extension Milwaukee County Garden Rental program operates eight gardening sites across Milwaukee County.

For those who haven’t planted before, there are a few simple tools to grab that make for a foolproof gardening season.

The post 11 Early-Blooming Peonies for Your Spring Garden is by Katherine Rowe and appeared first on Epic Gardening, the best urban gardening, hydroponic gardening, and aquaponic gardening blog. Early-blooming peonies bring us our fix of full petals and sweet fragrance before other varieties emerge.

The Kiwanis Club and two of its sponsored clubs plan to plant pollinator gardens this spring. According to Hodges, gardens can be any size and are easy to maintain.