The 5 Foundational Steps Your Landscape Needs BEFORE Spring
IF YOUR LANDSCAPE COULD TALK…
These are the things it would tell you it needs right now!
About this time every year, everyone’s minds turn to Spring, grass turning green and tulips showing off their colorful blooms. Everyone wants the luscious, flourishing landscape, but do you know what it actually takes to achieve it?
Here’s a little-known secret: what you’re doing now when it’s still cold, is what determines the health and vitality of your landscape three months from now when Spring is in bloom.
So we thought we’d help translate for your landscape what it’s asking you to do:
STEP 1 Spring Clean Up! - Leaves, Trash, Debris
Winter comes with a lot of stuff that does not make your property look its best! Now is a great time to be sweeping the parking lot and getting rid of winter for good. It’s all about creating a great curb appeal!
STEP 2: Crabgrass prevention
Keep the crabgrass out all year long and the turf looking good for the summer time with the most crucial turf application – Pre-Emergence. Applying this product in the beds will also prevent weed growth throughout the Summer.
STEP 3 - It’s time to fertilize!
Fertilize the turf now to get it green before everyone else. The key to strong turf is to start the fertilization program early so the root system can get off to a good start.
STEP 4 - Mmmm, fresh mulch
Fresh mulch is important to the landscape as it aids in moisture retention and blocks out harmful heat to the plant root system. This is the best way to dress up the landscape and have it looking its best all summer long.
STEP 5 - Dormant pruning
The best way to keep shrubs and plant material in shape is cutting them back during the right times of the year. A dormant pruning removes any excess growth that the shrub may have controlling the growth pattern of the shrub. This is also the best time to cut back the grasses and other perennials so they can grow properly for the upcoming summer.