Fall is here which makes it the perfect time to get outside and care for your lawn. Besides lawn care, all those flowers you bought during the spring may be fading away. If so, there are many fall flowers you can replace them with that will grow up until your first frost. Keep reading and you will have a beautiful lawn and beautiful flowers.
Fall Lawn Care
Fertilize your lawn now and then fertilize it again in approximately six to eight weeks.
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Elderly neighbors may try to keep up with all of the daily chores that everyone else has, but eventually they can no longer do what everyone else does. As they age and their bodies are racked with arthritis or their minds try to work around and through dementia, they forget to do the little things, like lawn maintenance. If you want to practice "random acts of kindness," here is how helping your elderly neighbors counts towards these everyday acts of kindness and compassion.
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If you have a backyard but no patio, you could be missing out on valuable living space. A patio can extend the usable space of your home by creating a transition to the outdoors. It also serves as the center of your outdoor living. If you have a farm or other rustic style of home, consider making your patio naturalistic.
Decide on the Placement
Just because a patio is your transitional space between the outdoor and indoor doesn't mean it must be placed right outside your back door.
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If you live in an area that experiences harsh winters, your idea of cold-weather landscaping may be to keep your driveway shoveled after a snowstorm. Sure, your kids may build an occasional snowman on the lawn, and you may put up a few holiday lights, but you save most of your efforts for the spring and summer. Your lawn doesn't have to be dreary the rest of the year, however. You can install some attractive features to your yard that add visual interest during the dreariest months.
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The fastest way to a lush new lawn is to use sod. Your yard will essentially be dropped into place as each strip is laid. Rooting your new sod is vitally important to promoting a healthy future for your lawn.
Here are some excellent preparation steps that can be done before your new sod is laid to help ensure your landscape investment grows to its maximum potential.
Weed and Invasive Grass Removal
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