Yes. A good rule of thumb is to prune them when the yellow forsythia bushes are blooming in the spring. They bloom according to the weather. Any time you prune, you stimulate new growth. Pruning too early may cause growth that may be frozen back. Roses growing on the south side of a house will come out earlier and can be pruned earlier.

Always seal the ends of the cuts you make. This is where bores enter the stems. You can use elmers glue, a tack, or pruning sealer.

It is the perfect time to plant cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and onion plants. From seed, plant peas, carrots, radishes, lettuce, and most root crops. Tomatoes can be planted, if you use a protector, such as a wall of water.

If you have an over abundance of broadleaf weeds, such as dandelions, you may need to use a lawn fertilizer that contains weed control, such as Ferti-lome Weed Free Zone plus Fertilizer. The chemical that kills the weeds, leaves a residue in the soil. This can build up and damage the roots of trees growing in the lawn when used in excess.

If you have just a few weeds, you can use a bottle of ready to use Ferti-lome Weed Free Zone weed killer or mix the concentrate in a tank or hose end sprayer to spot treat them. Any broadleaf weed control product kills only actively growing broadleaf weeds by going in the leaves and through the plants system, so it will not prevent weeds from sprouting.