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I know I touched on winterizing your home earlier in September, but here’s some tips on your lawn and garden.
Lawn and Garden Checklist for Fall 🍁🍂
🍁 Get a trim. Giving shrubs and bushes a haircut helps them stay healthy and can prevent damage to the plant if heavy snow comes unexpectedly. If near the house, it keeps windows clear and lets more light in.
🍁 Remove risky tree limbs that are growing too close to the house, roof or overhead power lines. If you can’t do it yourself, get a professional.
🍁 Don’t leave the leaves. Many think a blanket of autumn leaves protects the lawn below, and to a degree that’s true, but too many can trap moisture and rot your grass before it even has a chance to revive. Even when grass isn’t growing, roots are still active, so aerating, fertilizing and raking will set you up for a great lawn in the spring.
🍁 Know your flowering plants. Remove the dead annuals (they’re not coming back) and mulch your perennials (so they will). Meanwhile, remember to plant bulbs that will bloom in early spring, like daffodil, hyacinth, crocus and tulips.
🍁 Drain hoses and turn off exterior faucets. Even if you haven’t used them in a while, hoses can retain residual water. Once the temps dip below freezing, you’ll wish you stored them properly. While you’re at it, we’d suggest insulating exposed exterior pipes.
🍁 Care for your tools. Clean and oil hand tools, and winterize your lawnmower by removing the battery, brushing off caked-on grass and mud, and storing it with a full tank of gas to keep condensation from forming rust.
🍁 Protect patio furniture. If you don’t have a garage or shed to put patio furniture in, consider buying a fitted tarp to protect them from the elements. Do the same for your grill if you don’t intend to BBQ over the winter.
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