It’s Time to Start Your Spring Landscaping Plan
It’s the third day of January. The first snowfall of 2022 dusted the grounds yesterday morning. The holidays are over. It’s time to take down the Christmas decorations, and now’s the time to think about your spring landscaping plan. It might seem early to begin thinking about your lawn and landscaping, but spring will be here before you know it, and if your wait, it could be too late.
Your Spring Landscaping Plan
Should You Do-it-Yourself or Hire a Pro?
If you have the time, tools, knowledge, and physical stamina, landscaping can be an excellent way to stay in shape. However, there’s another key ingredient. Do you enjoy doing the work?
Hiring a pro can not only make your life easier, but it can also improve your lawn and landscaping. A professional landscaper has state-of-the-art tools, experience, and all the materials they need to make a lawn glow. The key is to know your budget. When you add up the cost of tools, materials, and labor to DIY, hiring a landscaper may be more cost-effective than you think.
Why Decide Now Whether to DIY or Hire a Pro?
Professional landscapers already have much of their spring scheduled. The best landscapers retain customers year after year, and especially in commercial landscaping, these happy clients have signed contracts and are on the schedule. If you want to get on the calendar, it may be prudent to act now. If you wait a few weeks, you may find the landscapers are booked until April or even May.
What’s on Your Landscaping List?
Whether you hire a professional landscaping company or DIY – your spring landscaping starts months before spring arrives.
Get Your Tools Ready
If you’re going to tackle the landscaping yourself, be sure your tools are ready. Don’t wait until March 20th to learn that your mower won’t start, the good rakes handle is cracked, and the long-handled spade is missing. Now is the best time to clean, repair, and replace tools as needed. Here are a few tips for getting your mower ready for spring, How to Maintain Your Residential Lawn Mower.
Repair Damage to Your Lawn
Winter can be hard on lawns, snowplows, and blowers can damage the edges, parasites attach to the roots, and piles of snow compact the soil. When the snow has melted, inspect your lawn, and look for damage and dead spots. It could be that adding soil and seed to a dead spot will bring it back to life or that heavily damaged sections may need more than reseeding, and they may need to be replaced and resodded. Here’s more, 7 Tips for Protecting Your Lawn this Winter.
Mulch and Fertilize
Mulching and fertilizing are often considered spring and fall activities, but doing them in the winter can put your lawn ahead of the game. Adding mulch can help stop weeds in their tracks before they can take root.
Here’s what leading fertilizer producer Scotts had to say about fertilizer in the winter. “The grass roots absorb and store the nutrients during the winter months. Then, in the spring, your lawn taps into those stored nutrients giving it a head start, making it green and lush. By having a properly cared-for lawn, you’ll also help prevent weeds, pests, and diseases from moving in once it warms up.” — Winter Lawn Care Tips
It’s Time to Start Your Spring Landscaping Plan
Yes, it’s time to start your spring landscaping plan. If you love to garden, mow, rake, and mulch, then start now, and if landscaping isn’t your thing, it’s time to hire a professional before they’re booked up.
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