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Visit the Center for Home Gardening

Stop by the Center for Home Gardening and get your gardening questions answered by our expert staff and Master Gardener volunteers at the Plant Doctor Desk, or check out our houseplant display and other home gardening resources! Be sure to also take a stroll through our 23 outdoor demonstration gardens, which include a vegetable and fruit garden, cut flower garden, an experimental garden, and a newly renovated native prairie garden.  

Plant Doctor Desk (Walk-In) 

  • Hours: Open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (November-March)

Horticulture Answer Service (Phone & E-mail) 

March Gardening Tips

  • Trees, shrubs, and perennials can be planted as soon as they become available at garden centers and as the ground can be worked.
  • Clean up garden beds by removing any weeds and dead foliage. Mulching will assist in weed suppression throughout the growing season.
  • Be sure to cut back liriope in early March before new growth appears.
  • Just before new growth begins, mow lawns a half inch lower than normal to remove old, dead leaf tissue. This only needs to be done once before raising the mower height back to the usual setting for the remainder of the season. This benefits zoysia lawns more than cool-season lawns.
  • Asparagus and rhubarb roots should be planted as soon as the ground can be worked.
  • Frost is still possible this month. Keep a careful eye on the weather and cover plants as needed. Avoid planting tender plants too early.