December Landscape Tips
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With Winter time starting in our area most Landscape items are settling in for the Winter.
There are a few items to do though. Keep the leaves gathered up off the Lawn and out of the
Landscape beds, they will kill the grass if left all Winter long and deep enough. They also add
to the acid content of the soil causing the ph to get out of whack. This could cause moss to
start growing in the lawn and making your grass get thinner.
Pruning can be done on most Landscape plants through out the winter. Most plants can be cut
back hard while they are dormant. After most of the tree's and deciduous plants have lost their
leaves you know it's safe to give the plants a good pruning. If you are just going to shape them
up, be sure you cut deep enough to get all the new growth off, and get back down to where the
original size was. A common mistake we see when homeowners prune themselves is that they
just cut the outer new growth off, this lets the shrubs get larger and larger as the years go by,
even though you are pruning. Don't be afraid to cut them back good!
Sodding can be done anytime of year and winter is a good time. Even if you need Zoysia or
Bermuda grass it can be placed while dormant. People will sometime ask us, "why are you
putting down dead grass?" The grass isn't dead, it's just dormant and it will green right up
when late spring gets here. The roots will grow throughout the winter and get the sod rooted
down to the ground.
Christmas time is coming also and you can use some of the prunings from the Holly tree's and
shrubs if you have some, for decorations. And of course it's time to get out the lights and string
them up on the house. We have recently added that service to our services list. We put up,
take down and store the lights all for one price. Call if we can help you with your holiday
decorations.
There are a few items to do though. Keep the leaves gathered up off the Lawn and out of the
Landscape beds, they will kill the grass if left all Winter long and deep enough. They also add
to the acid content of the soil causing the ph to get out of whack. This could cause moss to
start growing in the lawn and making your grass get thinner.
Pruning can be done on most Landscape plants through out the winter. Most plants can be cut
back hard while they are dormant. After most of the tree's and deciduous plants have lost their
leaves you know it's safe to give the plants a good pruning. If you are just going to shape them
up, be sure you cut deep enough to get all the new growth off, and get back down to where the
original size was. A common mistake we see when homeowners prune themselves is that they
just cut the outer new growth off, this lets the shrubs get larger and larger as the years go by,
even though you are pruning. Don't be afraid to cut them back good!
Sodding can be done anytime of year and winter is a good time. Even if you need Zoysia or
Bermuda grass it can be placed while dormant. People will sometime ask us, "why are you
putting down dead grass?" The grass isn't dead, it's just dormant and it will green right up
when late spring gets here. The roots will grow throughout the winter and get the sod rooted
down to the ground.
Christmas time is coming also and you can use some of the prunings from the Holly tree's and
shrubs if you have some, for decorations. And of course it's time to get out the lights and string
them up on the house. We have recently added that service to our services list. We put up,
take down and store the lights all for one price. Call if we can help you with your holiday
decorations.