Landscaping Checklist for Spring Lawn Care
We know you are all excited to see the blooming flowers and that green grass after all that snow. After all, it’s springtime! While the longer days, chirping birds and spring breezes are delightful, it is also the time to get organized and start working on a plan. Yes, your garden needs your care and attention already! We will provide you with a Landscaping Checklist for Spring Lawn Care which you can use to maintain your lawns and gardens.
- Get Your Tools Ready:
The first step is to equip yourself with the proper landscaping tools which will help you work safely, efficiently, and effectively. We suggest the following tools to get started:
- Sturdy stainless-steel digging shovel
- Steel garden trowels in a few sizes
- Garden knife
- Saw
- Strong pruning shears
- Large capacity wheelbarrow
- Heavy-duty or oscillating hoe
- Rubber or nitrile coated garden gloves
- Loppers
- Watering hose and appropriate nozzle
- Determine The Areas:
The next step is to determine what areas you need to work on. Is it just your backyard, is it your side garden or you plan to maintain all the green areas on your property? Look at the plants, trees, flowers, shrubs, and your grass. Determine where needs the most care and effort. If you would like to add or remove something, this is a good time to make those decisions.
- Landscaping Checklist for Spring Lawn Care: Type Of Care Needed:
Once you have determined which areas need care and maintenance, you can figure out what you want to do and how frequently. There are multiple services that you can provide to your garden. Chose the one that fits your needs from the list below.
- Fertilizing
- Grass cutting and edging
- Mulching
- Plant splitting
- Planting
- Pruning
- Removing plants
- Shaping plants
- Transplanting
- Watering
- Weeding
It’s best to give your lawn and garden these seasonal landscaping services before the weather gets too warm.
- Landscaping Checklist for Spring Lawn Care: Follow The Schedule:
Following a regular maintenance schedule throughout the spring ensures your greenspaces will flourish for the whole outdoor gardening season. We suggest the following schedules for different tasks:
- Garden beds: weed, prune, and clean every two weeks
- Lawn and hardscape grooming: weekly cut, trim, edge, sweep, blow, cleanup
- Weed control: twice per season
- Fertilizing: four times per season, with fertilizer appropriate for each application
- Overseeding: at the beginning of the season and then as needed especially in shaded areas.
- Pruning: Ongoing; at the beginning of the season to cut out dead branches; approximately late June after shrubs have flowered and put out spring growth; every other week to keep stray shoots in control
When you maintain a schedule, it makes each session a little bit easier. It also keeps your garden looking its best at all times! If you want professional assistance in keeping your garden green and healthy, reach out to our landscapers, we will be happy to serve you!