December 'TO DO List' in Zone 8

• Order seeds
• Sow seeds for hardy spring-blooming plants
• Plant winter- and spring-blooming bulbs
• Plant fruit trees
• Cut back on feeding houseplants (do not feed dormant houseplants)
• Water living Christmas trees
• Plant bare-root roses
• Prune hardy dormant deciduous trees, shrubs, and vine
• Prune winter-blooming shrubs and vines after bloom
• Plant bare-root trees, shrubs, and vines
• Apply dormant spray to trees
• Sow seeds for cool-season or winter vegetables
• Plant or transplant cool-season or winter vegetables
• Protect tender plants from frost

(per iVillage)