Evergreen flowering shrubbery should be pruned and shaped after they bloom.

It's time to think about fertilizing trees, shrubs, and emerging perennials so that they can get off to a great start as the temperatures increase.

Time to plant your early seasosn bulbs, such as gladiola, lilies, and any other frost hardy varieties. Non-stop and trailing begonias can be started in containers now to get a jump start on growth, but they need to be protected from cold and frost.

It's time to get vegetable gardens started.  It's safe to broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, carrots, onions, and other frost hardy vegetables. Potatoes can be planted two weeks before the last expected frost date. They take at least two weeks to sprout and show growth, which means that by the time they are up it will be past the frost date. If you have potatoes showing growth too early, then cover with straw or soil if a frost is expected.

Perennial beds need to be fertilized, groomed, divided, etc. now. A nice layer of mulch will help prevent moisture loss and help keep out weeds.