STANO-GRAM GARDEN CALENDARS Below are suggested garden calendars for April, May and June.  Stano Landscaping offers all of the services described as part of our Lawn Care Program and our Detail Maintenance Service. Call our office at 358-1800 Ext. 111 for a free estimate. A GARDEN CALENDAR FOR APRIL Week #1 Rake the lawn as weather permits. Begin removing mulch from roses, strawberries, bulbs and perennial beds. Do it in stages, as weather permits. Start your compost pile with these materials in the yard. Complete shrub- and tree-pruning chores. Prune diseased, dead or winter-damaged branches. Grapevines, bush fruits and roses can be prunes at this time. Week #2 To kill overwintering insects, apply dormant sprays before plants begin to bud. Temperatures should be a least 40 degrees for eight hours after application. Note: Because we have experienced a warm winter with little snow, it is especially important that a dormant oil application on you shrubs be performed this year. Check your lawn for a thatch problem. Dethatching is necessary if there is a half-inch or more of dead material between soil and plants. As soon as soil can be worked, seed or sod bare areas in you lawn. Use a blend of at least 3 varieties of Kentucky bluegrass, a red fescue and perennial rye grass. Week #3 Check spruce trees for brownish, pineapple-shaped swellings at the tips of branches. This indicates that spruce gall aphids are present. Fertilize your trees and shrubs. Prune spring flowering shrubs after they have bloomed. Begin regular lawn mowing when the grass turns green and begins to grow. Mowing should be at one inch in length to get old, dry grass blades out of the way of new growth. Week #4 Apply a pre-emergent herbicide for crab grass control to lawn Stano Landscaping offers all of the above services as part of our Lawn Care Doing your part will help insure the success of your lawn and planting and enhance the appearance of your landscape. For more detailed articles featuring topics mentioned in April's calendar go to "Seasonal Tips"    and read these articles............. When Perennials Bloom, Spring Flowering bulbs and Perennials and Pesticides and Integrated Pest Management. Stano-gram -- A GARDEN CALENDAR FOR MAY Week #1 Stake peonies when they are 15 inches tall. Start planting gladiolus. Divide and/or transplant perennials/ornamental grasses if necessary.  Week #2 Apply herbicides several days after mowing, when the leaves are fully expanded. Apply systemic insecticides for roses and dahilas. Trees and shrubs should be planted now .  Week #3 Apply fertilizer to lawn (this can be combined with a broadleaf weed control application). Use no more than one pound of nitrogen per 1,000 square feet. Continue spraying fruit trees for insect and disease control. Fertilize spring-flowering bulbs before or during bloom. Remove flower heads after blossoms fade, but leave foliage on the bulbs until it turns brown and dies. Prune damaged branches from spring-flowering shrubs as soon as they have finished blooming. Continue tree, fruit insect and disease pest controls. Look for scale, spruce gall, borer and inchworms. Fertilize trees and shrubs.  Week #4 Mow lawns at 2 1/2" height.. Apply pre-emergent herbicide over plant bed and water thoroughly. Plant flowering bedding plants, geraniums and tuberous rooted begonias. If spider mites appear on shrubs, hosing plants once per week may take care of them. If problems continue, they may require a chemical application. For more detailed articles featuring topics mentioned in May's calendar go to "Seasonal Tips" and read these articles............. When Perennials Bloom, Spring Flowering Bulbs, Perennials and Pesticides and Integrated Pest Management and Pruning guidelines. Stano Landscaping offers all of the above services as part of our Lawn Care Program and our Detail Maintenance Service. Stano-gram -- A GARDEN CALENDAR FOR JUNE Week #1 Trim and shape hedges after they have about six inches of new growth. Cut half of the new growth. Make the top of the hedge narrower than the base so sunlight can reach clear to the ground A wide top shades lower parts, which may eventually become devoid of foliage. Plant gladiolus bulbs until about June 15th. Plant flowering annuals and outdoor flowering bulbs such as dahlias, tuberous begonias, caladiums and callas. Tall dahlias should be staked at planting time. Spray for apple scab using captan or benlate. Insect control must be repeated at 10 to 14 day intervals.  Week #2 Mow the lawn as often as necessary to avoid removing more than 1/3 of the leaf surface at any one time. Prune spring flowering shrubs such as lilac, forsythia, flowering quince and mock orange after the flowers have died. Apply mulch to flower beds for weed control and moisture retention. Check for leafhoppers on honeylocust trees. Spray with Sevin, malathion or diazinon.  Week #3 Apply to lawn a light application of nitrogen, about one-half pound of actual nitrogen per 1,000 square feet. Prune evergreens by trimming new growth. Pinch mums to encourage new shoots. To pinch, remove the top half inch of each shoot when it is 6 inches long.  Week #4 Lawns infected with fusarium blight should be treated now. Spraying with benomyl and watering lightly daily through September will maintain and strengthen grass plants with damaged roots. Water newly planted trees and shrubs (about 1 inch of per week) and monitor plants in containers and hanging baskets. Make a weekly check for insect and disease problems. For more detailed articles featuring topics mentioned in June's calendar go to "Seasonal Tips" and read these articles............. When Perennials Bloom, Spring Flowering Bulbs and Perennials and Pesticides and Integrated Pest Management. Please feel free to contact Stano Landscaping, Inc. at 414-358-1800 with any of your landscape questions or concerns.