Fall Cleanups

The fall can be one of the prettiest times of year.  When you look around at all the colors, it’s easy to forgive your yard for also becoming a maintenance nightmare for a couple of months.

Cleaning up leaves and tree debris can take up a lot of time but it is essential to keeping your lawn healthy.  A small pile of leaves or pine needles can kill the grass underneath it if’s left unchecked for too long.  Fall is also the time to weed out the mulchbeds, dethatch your lawn and aerate.  Getting rid of the extra weeds, soil and dead grass can help strengthen the plants and trees in your yard.  After a whole season of walking and mowing, your lawn can become compacted.  Aeration and dethatching helps more water, air and important nutrients get to your lawn’s roots.  Maximize the benefits of your fall fertilizer by aerating and removing thatch buildup.

Fall is a good time to perform touch-up pruning on your shrubs and trees.  Before they settle in for winter, remember to heavily water your trees and shrubs one last time to help keep them hydrated during the long winter months.  Anytime before the ground freezes will work.

The fall is also a great time for planting.  Plant your spring bulbs now and you can be sure your tulips and daffodils will come up in the spring.  It’s important to keep an eye on weather trends, though.  A late fall warm spell could cause the bulbs to sprout early, while planting them after it’s too cold means they may not properly root.

Since you won’t be needing your gardening tools in the winter, the fall is the perfect time for a little preventive maintenance.  Take a few minutes to clean off excess dirt and debris from your lawn tools before you store them away for winter.  We also recommend applying a little oil on the metal parts to prevent rusting while they are in storage over the winter.

Remember, you don’t have to do all the yard work yourself!  Call Matt’s Landscaping today for a free estimate and see what we can do for you this fall.

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