Having a landscaping company come maintain your lawn and garden each month takes the pressure off. It's nice to know your landscape is taken care of without you having to haul out the mower and spend your weekend getting all sweaty. When your landscaper comes in the fall, however, you may want to ask them to add on some extra services. The services below will help you ready your plants and landscaping for the upcoming winter months so everything looks better in the spring. 

Applying more mulch

People often think of putting mulch down in the spring when they are readying their garden beds for the season. But there are also advantages to topping off your mulch in the fall. It can help keep the soil moist so the plants have the water they need to be ready for winter. It can also help keep those late-season weeds from taking over.

Ask your landscaper to add some more mulch to your garden beds. They likely don't need to add a full, thick layer if you had the beds mulched the past spring.

Spreading preemergent weed killer

Do you have trouble with weeds popping up in the spring before you have a chance to do anything about them? The time to take care of this is in the fall. Have your landscaper spread a preemergent weed killer. This substance will stay active in your soil for many months, and when spring comes, it will prevent the weeds from even germinating. 

Deep watering

If you have any ornamental trees or large shrubs, you may want to have your landscaper do some deep watering in the fall. Deep watering involves applying water right near the plant's roots. This will help ensure your plants are adequately watered as fall approaches, which will help them come back stronger the next spring.

Overseeding

Overseeding is spreading grass seed over your already established lawn. It is a way of encouraging your lawn to thicken. Some species of grass seed will germinate in the fall, and others in the spring. Having the lawn seeded now will ensure you get the most growth in the coming months, resulting in a more lush lawn.

If you add some or all of the services above to your landscaper's to-do list in the fall, your lawn and garden will be all the better for it. Talk to a landscaping company, such as Bill's Lawn Maintenance & Landscaping Inc., to learn more.