In the Flower Garden
Remove yellowed foliage of spring-flowering bulbs
Pinch garden mums back for full, bushy plants and keep them from blooming too soon.
Apply mulches to woody plants and roses once the soil has warmed up and dried out a bit.
Remove spent rose blossoms and fertilize the plants
Remove (deadhead) spent blossoms from peonies and perennials.
In the Vegetable Garden
All vegetable crops should be in the ground by now.
Sow cabbage, brussels sprouts and cauliflower for fall garden transplants.
Sow more carrots and beets for continuous harvest.
Remove blossoms from newly established strawberry plants
Thin beets, carrots, and leafy vegetables.
Harvest mature asparagus beds for 6 to 8 weeks.
Protect ripening strawberries from birds.
Hill up or pull soil up against potato and sweet potato plants when they are 8 to 12 inches tall.
Thin apples, pears and peaches for larger fruit.
Side dress asparagus and rhubarb with aged manure or a 10-10-10 fertilizer.
Weed the garden regularly, before weeds go to seed. Shave off weeds in the garden using a sharp hoe.
In the Lawn
Mow the lawn regularly, removing no more than 1/3 the total leaf blade.
Suppress weeds in lawns by mowing at a height of 2 to 3 inches.