Planting Season Finally Arrives at PIT

After late-spring freezes delayed beautification efforts, it’s about bloomin’ time

By BlueSkyStaff

Published June 7, 2021

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In Western Pennsylvania, “planting season” is more of a rhetorical question than a defined period. Just last week, we saw temperatures near the freezing point on Memorial Day.

Mid-30s. The day before June 1.

Losing plants to a late-spring frost is frustrating to homeowners with small gardens. Imagine being responsible for dozens of acres of grass, hedges, flowers and more, like our Field Maintenance team, and having to start over from scratc