With winter approaching, get ready to pull out your sweaters and apple cider scented candles. It’s that time of year when you can look forward to snowy mornings on the porch and building snowmen. 

But, before you can enjoy all that winter has to offer, you want to ensure your lawn is ready-to-go.

Preparing Your Yard For Cold Weather

After winter ends, you want your lawn ready and receptive for fresh grass and a fertile garden. But in order for your lawn to be receptive in spring, there are a few things to prepare for.

• Remove debris

Removing fallen leaves and branches from y

Summer is in full swing--which means that all of your plants are growing like weeds. Your weeds are also probably growing like weeds, too--but that’s for another article. 

With so much growth, you’ve likely noticed your hedges looking a little unkempt, even scraggly. While this rapid growth can look messy, it also makes summer the ideal time to reshape your hedges and perform major pruning.

So, how can you help your hedges shape up? With a good trimming. So, get ready to give your hedges, shrubs, and small trees a healthy trim. 

Here are our top 5 tips for keeping your hedges healthy and looking their best with a trim:

Visualize the End Result Before You Beg

There are few things that will put a damper on your summer, like a waterlogged lawn. When your garden beds are soggy and you wind up ankles-deep in mud, it can be difficult to enjoy the beauty of your yard. 

Luckily, you can improve the drainage of your lawn on your own. If you want to dry out your mosquito larvae nursery and step into your grass with confidence, we have the information you need.

Why You Don’t Want a Waterlogged Lawn

When your yard turns into a lake, the excessive water can do serious damage. Sitting water fills in the open spaces in the ground where roots pull in oxygen. Without oxygen, your grass and garden plants begin to suffocate below the surface.

Too much water also causes your plants to develop a shallower root s