Seasonal Landscape Maintenance

Landscaping. The word evokes feelings from all of us. It could mean planting vegetables and gardening with your mom, or mowing the lawn and mulching the beds with your dad. For some it is a chore, but for others it is a passion.

Landscape maintenance is the ongoing process to keep your home healthy and beautiful. This process has important steps in each of the four seasons. These steps must be performed at the correct time of year to promote healthy plant growth, prevent problems, and ensure your home looks its best all year long.

We understand that you are busy and may not have the time to keep your property looking as beautiful as you’d like. We think about the long-term needs of your landscape and create a maintenance plan custom to you. This plan is distilled into a flat monthly rate, so you know exactly what to expect each month.

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Seasonal Landscape Maintenance
Seasonal Landscape Maintenance

Seasonal Landscape Maintenance

Landscaping. The word evokes feelings from all of us. It could mean planting vegetables and gardening with your mom, or mowing the lawn and mulching the beds with your dad. For some it is a chore, but for others it is a passion.

Landscape maintenance is the ongoing process to keep your home healthy and beautiful. This process has important steps in each of the four seasons. These steps must be performed at the correct time of year to promote healthy plant growth, prevent problems, and ensure your home looks its best all year long.

We understand that you are busy and may not have the time to keep your property looking as beautiful as you’d like. We think about the long-term needs of your landscape and create a maintenance plan custom to you. This plan is distilled into a flat monthly rate, so you know exactly what to expect each month.

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Spring

The snow has melted, the air is warming, and the first waves of color are beginning to emerge. As tulip, iris, and daffodil bulbs burst through the ground, we are reminded of what spring is all about. The rising temperatures spark growth everywhere, an early indicator that yardwork is around the corner. It doesn’t take long for new growth to take over your landscaping. We are here to help with the “heavy lifting” needed to bring your landscape back to its former glory.

Shrub Maintenance

The basis of a great landscape is shaping shrubs, pruning roses, and removing any dead spots caused by cold winter temperatures.

Perennial Trimming

Perennials and ornamental grasses that were not maintained in the fall should be cut back to allow new growth.

Bed Edging

Redefining the edge of your landscaped beds not only looks great, but functions as a physical barrier to separate turfgrass and weeds from encroaching into your mulch.

Clean-Up & Weeding

Leaves, sticks, debris, garbage, and weeds should be removed from landscaped beds prior to mulching. These crucial steps ensure that newly laid mulch is able to be evenly applied.

Mulch and Pre-Emergent

Fresh mulch should be applied to all landscaped beds to help suppress weed growth, retain moisture and help improve your properties overall appearance. A pre-emergent application will help reduce weeding as the year progresses.

Irrigation Start-Up

Irrigation systems should be turned on and a functions check should be performed. This is crucial to ensuring that there is no damage to the system and the proper amount of water will reach all parts of your lawn and landscape.

“Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s Party’.”

– Robin Williams

Summer

As you enjoy grilled meats, veggies, and fresh fruit with your friends and family, take a moment to step back. Listen to the dogs barking, children playing, and songbirds singing. Enjoying your backyard oasis wouldn’t be possible without the ongoing work to keep it beautiful. There are hours of work required to keep your landscaping and yard ready for that last minute party or get-together. We can keep your landscape at its best, so that you can spend your summer relaxing with friends and family.

Shrub Trimming

Shrubs that were purposefully not trimmed in spring or have grown quickly and are beginning to look unkempt should be trimmed to help maintain a manicured look.

Cleanup & Weeding

Any leaves, sticks and other debris that have appeared due to spring rain storms should be removed from landscaped beds. Not only does this help maintain a clean look, it also reduces the potential workload in the fall.

Summer Annuals Installation

Early summer, before temperatures get to hot, is one of the best times to plant annuals. Adding annuals at this time ensures that you will have continuous color in your landscape between perennial blooming cycles.

Irrigation Functions Check

As temperatures begin to rise, a functions check performed to ensure the system is still working correctly and watering times should be updated to ensure your lawn and landscaping is getting enough water.

There is no real need for decorations when throwing a barbecue party – let the summer garden, in all its vibrant and luscious splendor, speak for itself.”

– Pippa Middleton

Fall

Cool nights spent around a warm bonfire spark some of our fondest memories. Smores, the sound of a guitar, and hot chocolate all come to mind and these can be some of the best experiences of the year! But the cooling temperatures mean there is work to do. Preparing your lawn and landscape for the coming freezing temperatures is a critical step in keeping your home healthy. Let us take the burden off your shoulders, allowing you to spend those precious moments outside with your loved ones.

Shrub Trimming

As temperatures drop, roses should be cut back and shrubs trimmed. This is not only for aesthetics, but a functional step to help prevent damage caused by ice and snow build up over the winter.

Perennial Maintenance

Cleanup & Weeding

Any leaves, sticks and other debris that have appeared due to summer thunderstorms should be removed from landscaped beds. Not only does this provide a clean look, it also reduces the potential workload in the spring.

Fall Annuals Installation

As temperatures fall perennials should stop blooming. Planting flowering kale, cabbages, and garden mums in your landscape, or even in pots and urns, is one of the best ways to keep color in your landscape as the seasons change.

Leaf Removal

Leaves should not be left on lawn areas over winter months. Leaf clean-up helps prevent disease, fungal infections and mold from taking over your lawn. Removing leaves from walkways helps prevent a fall due to wet, slippery leaves.

Irrigation Shut Down

As temperatures begin to begin getting down into the 30’s it’s extremely important to have your irrigation system winterized. Winterizing helps get water out of irrigation lines, potentially preventing costly repairs in the spring time.

“Autumn is a second spring, when every leaf is a flower.”

– John Burrows

Winter

Winter is one of the most beautiful times of the year, with its sparkling icicles and brilliant powdery snow colored by vibrant seasonal lighting. As the cold sets in, our desire to work outside decreases. But there are still important steps to take to ensure that the next spring is as amazing as the last. We can handle these tasks, allowing you to enjoy winter from inside.

Holiday Lighting

Holiday lighting is one of the most time sensitive projects undertaken in early winter. Having a plan in place that meets your needs, well before the actual installation date, is one step in a successful holiday season.

Snow and Ice Management

The buildup of snow and ice on paved surfaces increases the risk for dangerous slip and fall accidents. A professional plan to handle bad weather is crucial in preventing injury and damage.

Tree Pruning

Winter is a great time to prune trees, both ornamental and large trees, since the entire branch structure is clearly visible. Pruning damaged branches, crossing branches and branches overhanging buildings can prevent future problems.

Mulch

A two inch layer of fresh mulch around trees and shrubs adds an extra layer of protection during winter months by retaining moisture and helping to regulate temperature changes in the soil around roots.

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“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness?”

– John Steinbeck

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