Get Your Landscaping Ready for Spring
Spring is around the corner! Getting your landscape in shape is an excellent way to kick-start your spring cleaning. To achieve a beautiful yard in spring, it's important to start early. Here are six tips to prepare your landscape and make sure your yard looks fantastic as we approach the outdoor season.
1. Start by cleaning up your yard
A thorough yard cleanup should be the first step in your spring preparations. As a first step, clear up all debris accumulated during winter from your yard. You might need professional help when dealing with sharp branches or foreign objects that may have found their way into your yard during winter.
2. Prepare the soil by raking
The next step in preparing your landscape for spring is raking the soil. Raking helps to break up the compacted soil, increasing air circulation under the surface. Raking will also break up and reinvigorate the clumped-up grass. It will also remove old leaves you missed picking up in the fall. Removing old branches, twigs, and pine cones is also important when raking the yard.
3. Prune the plants as necessary
The best time to prune your trees and shrubs is just before spring or during early spring. During the dormant period, pruning your trees improves their health, removes dangerous limbs, and shapes them into a more attractive shape. Besides revitalizing your bushes, pruning them will keep their size and shape under control, which is crucial for maintaining curb appeal.
4. Create a landscape edge
When preparing your landscape for spring, you will need to consider edging. Defining the lawn-landscaping line with edging helps your lawn stand out from your landscaping. In addition to keeping your beds and grass separate, edging keeps the landscape looking sharp and well-maintained.
5. Refresh the mulch
The function of mulch is to improve plant health by preventing weed growth and controlling moisture absorption. During heavy rains, mulch absorbs water and releases it gradually. It also covers and weights down weeds, preventing their further growth. Before applying the new mulch, it is important to remove the old mulch. It would be best to wait for your plants to sprout before applying mulch, so it won't cover the plants and hinder their growth.
6. Fertilize the soil
For your grass to grow strong and healthy, it needs to be fertilized. Ideally, apply fertilizer to your lawn after a light rain. Simultaneously, you can use a pre-emergent herbicide, which will prevent weeds but can also stop all seeds from developing, including grass seeds. Be careful not to spread pre-emergent herbicide around flower beds or other landscaped areas while seeding grass.
To improve your landscape and prepare it for spring, it is essential to have a trustworthy company with a professional team. A well-qualified Oklahoma company like Nelson Landscaping or Imperial Landscape Works LLC will care for all your landscaping needs, including raking, pruning, edging, and maintaining. To get more ideas and tips about landscaping, follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
