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Planting Shrubs in January in Atlanta: Safe but Not Ideal

Your landscaper is right: planting shrubs and trees through January is safe in Atlanta. October–December is better for warmer soil, but January works. One must: water evergreens (holly, juniper, arborvitae) occasionally through winter, especially before windy, cold snaps in January and February.

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