Spring is almost here, and it’s high time to start preparing
your yard and garden and get it ready for the season of rebirth.
There’s indeed much work to do if you want to get everything
back to green in time. The winter is always
harsh on our yards, mostly because it’s been lying dead under snow and ice for
months.
Your lot won’t be back to its fullest glory unless you
invest some time and effort to make it so. And with that in mind, we wanted to
give you some advice on how to approach this.
Clean Everything Up
The first thing that you have to do is to clean everything.
You were probably expecting this, but it’s still a task that has to be done
well.
A lot of time has passed, and there’s certainly a lot of
leaves, twigs, branches, dead growth in general, and maybe even some garbage.
All of that has to be removed, and the best way to do it is with an air blower
and collect the remainder with a rake.
Prepare the Ground
If you’re looking to grow some plants, flowers or shrubs,
you’ll need to prepare the ground first. Preparation involves several steps.
First, you need to properly aerate the ground to enable a
more successful growth of plants.
Then you need to rake the ground and thus make it receptive
for growing, as it should be done for most types of plants outside your home.
After that’s done, you can fertilize the area, according to
the type of growth desired. Even feed the grass sections. You should also use a
pre-emergent and weed-killer. A weed-killer is vital to prevent all the nasty
bugs that can destroy plants and grass.
The final step is to plant the seeds of everything desired.
However, each thing has its place in time, which is why, for example, you
shouldn’t seed for grass until fall. If you can’t wait to spruce up the area,
then it’s better to use sod.
Most vegetables, on the other hand, won’t overgrow at this
time, so you can start them inside and then replant them outside when the
weather improves. But some other plants like bulbs and perennials are much more
natural and can be grown quickly; you only need to water them enough.
Take Care of the Trees
Trees are naturally different, and they thus deserve some
bit of individual attention. If you’re not familiar with how to trim and cut
them, it’s best to hire an arborist to check the trees thoroughly and trim
everything that should be cut back.
It can often happen that a branch of
the tree is dead, and when that happens, you need to cut that branch down. If
you don’t, it can easily break off and could accidentally hurt someone.
So, that’s about it. There aren’t many different steps that
you need to take; it’s all about doing it carefully, with love, attention, and
making sure that you’re doing everything you can for your yard and garden to
look great when the nice weather starts.
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