The city of Peoria is offering landscape tips for the month of January.

Here are some good rules to follow.

• January is a good time to prune dormant woody trees and shrubs. Because the plant is dormant, pruning will not cause a surge in growth that would happen in warmer months.

• Click here for information on spring gardening with water conservation in mind.

• Do not over-water annual plants this month. Water to a depth of about 6 inches, and allow top of soil to dry out before watering again

• Now is the time to plan your spring garden. Many spring vegetables need to be started by seed about now, including tomatoes.

• It is a good month to propagate succulents so they establish roots before the heat of summer. Here is a DIY guide.

• Harvest citrus if you have it! You know they are ripe not by color but by the taste.

• Now is the time to cast native wildflower seeds into the landscape for a bright spring.