To Do List:

MAY

1...Prune suckers from fruit trees, lilacs, maple and magnolia 2...Cut all the faded blooms from daffodils and tulips to prevent seed formation 3...After danger of frost cannas, geraniums, begonias and other annual bedding plants can be planted out 4...Mulch any strawberry bed with salt hay 5...Finish planting new evergreens, dormant trees and shrubs 6...Make your first planting of gladiolus, then repeat every two to three weeks for continuous flowers 7.Be sure to thoroughly water any newly planted perennials or shrubs 8.Tie down any loose clematis or climbing roses with raffia 9.Plant seeds of asters, cornflower, larkspur, and Shirley poppies outdoors now 10.Prepare beds for dahlia tubers 11.For larger peony flowers, pick off side buds, leaving only the terminal buds 12.Begin staking tall growing perennials 13.Dahlias can be planted now up until the middle of June 14.It is safe to move most houseplants outdoors, sink pots into the ground if possible 15.When roses are in full leaf, begin your weekly spray program

Did You Know ?

That there are three basic kinds of petunias: multifloras, grandifloras and doubles. Grandifloras have large flowers, from 3-4 inches wide and sometimes ruffled petals. Multifloras are smaller flowered, but the plants are literally covered with more flowers. Doubles are beautiful petunias with layers and layers of petals, almost resembling carnations.

Butterflies

To be watched for in May
	Black Swallowtail Falcate Orange-tip Greencloud Swallowtail Green Comma Grey-veined White Juvenal's Dusky-wing Little Wood Satyr Meadow Fritillary Painted Lady Palamedes Swallowtail Olive Hair-streak Red Admiral Roadside Skipper Silver-bordered Fritillary Tawny-edged Skipper Tiger Swallowtail Violet-tip