Lawn & Landscape Tips For The Winter
What can you do to this winter to improve your landscape and get a ready for Spring?!
January
- Prune dormant deciduous trees and shrubs
- Take down holiday decorations
- Clear heavy snow drifts from Evergreens to reduce
breakage - During winter drought periods, water newly planted
trees and shrubs. Tree bags work well when temps are
above freezing. - Check that gardening tools and equipment are in good
repair—sharpen and repair mowers, edgers, sprayers,
garden hoses, hand tools, saws, etc.
February - Dormant oil application
- Turf Repair (if no snow)
- Prepare lawn equipment– change oil and gas
- Prune dormant deciduous trees and shrubs
March - Lawn & Landscape Tips For The Winter
- Fertilizer, Crabgrass, Broadleaf weed
control (weather permitting) - Spring clean up
- Turf repair (if no snow)
- Plant spring annuals in beds & containers
What can you do to help your lawn be prepared coming out of the winter months? Lawns go under a great deal of stress in the winter time and may have some problems. Common problems is snow mold. Matted down grass needs be raked with a thatch rake. You can purchase one at your local supplier in town. Call a professional landscape service to give you a evaluation on what you can be doing in early spring to have the greatest success this year!
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