The landscaping throughout your yard creates a beautiful area that you can enjoy throughout the seasons. But along with enjoying your yard, you need to take the time to care for its health with the right fertilization, watering, trimming, and other maintenance tasks, especially in the fall. The following are some recommendations that you can use to maintain your landscaping for the fall season and prepare it for winter.
Trim Your Vegetation
Fall is a choice time to do a bit of cleaning up in your yard by trimming back some of the excess growth. Trimming back your vegetation that has grown in during spring and summer will help your yard look better now and next spring, and it will reduce excess foliage to help air flow through your plants during the winter. When you trim off extra long branches that hang over your home's roof or shed, for example, you will also limit the risk that they have of breaking after a heavy snowfall or if freezing rain occurs. Then, in the spring, your trimmed vegetation will have more room for spring growth and will result in healthier trees and shrubbery. Also, make sure you trim off any dead limbs and branches so you minimize the stress on your trees.
Make sure you recognize which types of shrubbery and trees you have in your yard so you don't trim the wrong ones accidentally. Some vegetation should be trimmed in the spring after flowering or before the sap starts to flow through the tree, such as some fruit trees, for example. Consult with a tree expert or your landscape professional about the type of tree or shrubbery you need to trim so you use the right timing.
Take Care of Your Lawn
Your lawn is preparing to go dormant in the fall and will need some preparation to keep it healthy through the snow and ice. Make sure you rake up leaves that have fallen off any trees, especially before you have wet weather. Dry leaves are easier to rake up and dispose of than wet leaves because they are lighter. Doing so will also be more helpful to prevent the formation of any snow mold or damage to the lawn itself over the fall and winter. If you are not careful, leaves left on your lawn over the winter can kill the lawn.
Another step you can take for your lawn's health is to have it aerated by a landscape professional. Removing plugs of soil from your entire lawn will allow airflow down to the lawn's roots and also reduce soil compaction so your lawn can grow more healthy next year. Additionally, aeration will help your lawn receive nutrients from fertilization and regular watering next spring.
To learn more, contact a residential landscaping service in your area such as Jeff's Lawn Care & Landscaping, LLC.
