March Landscape, Lawn & Garden Tips - Zone 8 
The up and down weather of March makes it impossible to set dates and schedules for planting in Zone 8, so proceed with caution! March is the month when many of the beautiful spring flowering perennials begin to flower With Spring just around the corner, it is time to get serious and get the garden ready.
CAUTION: Though some retailers in the South are offering spring annual flowers at this time, we highly recommend that you wait to plant these tender plants in your garden until early to mid-April, when weather forecasters have said all chances of frost have passed.
Broadcast a weed preventer over the lawn - If you did not apply a weed preventer to your lawn in February, do so as soon as possible in March to kill spring and summer weed seeds before they sprout. Broadcast a weed preventer, such as Team 2G, over your Bermuda, Zoysia, Centipede, or Fescue lawn to prevent the emergence of crabgrass and many other types of pesty spring weeds. Do not apply weed preventers to newly seeded lawns. Click here to see D-I-Y Lawn Fertilization & Weed Prevention Programs designed by Wilson Bros.
Last chance to transplant shrubs and trees - If plants and trees are still dormant we're nearing the end of the safe time to move and relocate existing shrubs and trees in your landscape. If flower or leaf buds are swelling or open it's too late to transplant this year.
Fertilize shrubs and trees - You can fertilize most shrubs and trees during March, but not spring flowering shrubs that have yet to bloom, such as azaleas. Feed spring flowering shrubs when blooms start to fade. Use a well-balanced shrub and tree type fertilizer or an organic plant food.
Prune and feed roses - If you didn't prune and feed your roses in late February, do so in early March. Pruning Knock Out Roses / Pruning Hybrid Tea Roses
Prune Crape Myrtles - If you haven't done so already, prune crape myrtles, but only if they are still dormant and have yet to leaf out. SEE: How To Prune A Crape Myrtle
Fertilize perennial plants - Fertilize established perennials after new growth appears with a good flower fertilizer or natural or organic plant food. SEE: How To Fertilize Perennial Plants
Fertilize bulbs - Feed any bulbs, such as daffodils and hyacinths, that have finished blooming with bone meal or bulb booster.
Feed pansies - Feed your pansies for the last time of the season with a flower food containing a "nitrate" form of nitrogen. Pansies will put on a magnificent flower show through spring but will usually begin to fade out the latter part of April to mid-May. At this time, you can replace them with spring and summer flowering annual bedding plants, which will bloom until frost.
Prepare the vegetable garden soil for planting - Till or turn in a 1/4 inch layer of well-rotted manure, processed manure, mushroom compost or your own homemade compost into your vegetable garden soil to add beneficial nutrients and bacteria your plants will need come spring and summer.
Plant vegetables - Plant early spring vegetables such as asparagus, potatoes, onions, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, celery, leeks, onions, radish, spinach, chard, cabbage, cauliflower, and other hardy vegetables can be seeded or set out late in the month.
Plant fruits - March is a good time to plant Strawberries, Blueberries, Grapes, Blackberries, Pomegranate, and fruit trees.
Pinch back houseplants - Houseplants will react to longer days and brighter light at this time by putting out new growth. March is a good time to pinch them back to generate new growth and to thicken them. You can then begin fertilizing again with a dilute solution of soluble houseplant food. Turn your houseplants a quarter turn each week to make sure all sides of the plant receive adequate light, and to keep the shape of the plant balanced.
Get control of the weeds in landscape beds - If you didn't apply a weed preventer in your landscape beds during February, do so asap. Use a weed killer such as Killzall to spray to kill weeds that have already popped up. The goal is to kill weeds before they flower and go to seed.
Turn the compost pile. - Remove any coarse mulch, from the garden, and add it to the compost.
Repair Fescue grass lawns - De-thatch, rake or aerate the lawn. Apply pelletized lime to sweeten the soil if needed. Apply lawn fertilizer. If moss is a problem, a moss killer can be applied. Over-seeding can be done as the last step, after the lawn has been fertilized. To determine how much fertilizer and seed to apply measure your lawn area(s) for total square footage by multiplying the length x width of area(s) to be covered.SEE: How to Fertilize a Fescue Lawn I How To Overseed A Fescue Lawn - Mowing Tips For A Fescue Lawn
