A few things to be concerned about in the landscape/garden, starting with any shrubs or tree branches that have not leafed out should be pruned to a live stem or branch. If the shrubs produce canes, prune them to the ground. Last winter was hard on ornamental grass especially if under a heavy snowdrift. If they are not sending up any new blades of grass, think about replacing them.
A few questions were about our smoke from Canada. The smoke does block the UV light causing garden and flower transplants from greening up quickly. Along with longer dew times, this may increase the chance of higher fungus diseases. If crabgrass has been a problem, you still might have a limited time to apply a pre-emergence herbicide, but time is running out.
If you have newly planted lawn areas, wait until you have mowed twice before applying any chemicals. Dandelions can be controlled better at the puffball stage than when in flower. Treat this fall to kill them. Think about using grub control if you had a grub problem last year.
Remove tulip or daffodil heads after they flower so the energy goes to the bulb to produce next year’s flowers. If your rhubarb is throwing up flower stalks, remove them.