This is the time to plant spring flowering bulbs.
Now is a great time to plant bulbs such as tulips, daffodils, crocus, checkered lily, snowdrop(galanthus), trillium and hyacinth. Plant bulbs at a depth 3 times the height of the bulb. Planting in layers works well with the tulips and daffodils planted the deepest, then hyacinth and finished off with crocus. Mix in some Dutch iris with their slender stems and pretty flowers.
Garlic can be planted now for summer harvesting.
Plant or transplant trees and shrubs
The soil is still warm, this helps the roots to spread out and get comfy in their new home. The fall and winter rains help to water them in without hand watering.
Mulch berries
Grow a cover crop on your garden area
Plant crimson clover, fava beans, lana vetch, winter wheat or barley to add nutrients to the soil, help prevent soil compacting and loss of soil to runoff.
If not growing a cover crop mulch the area using 3" to 5" of leaves, rake off in spring before planting.
Drain sprinkler systems and hoses
Plan for next years garden and flower beds
