What to Do in the Garden in March: Your Essential Spring Guide
March is the ideal month to get your garden ready for spring—cleaning up winter debris, prepping soil with compost, and starting seeds indoors before the rush of planting season. This guide walks through the most important March tasks, including soil testing, pruning the right shrubs, maintaining tools, sowing cold-hardy crops where conditions allow, and using simple pest, mulch, and wildlife-friendly strategies to set up a healthier, more productive garden.