Cooler weather is right around the corner and the end of summer is a great time to take care of lawn problems or ward off problems that could arise in the future. Leaves will soon be turning and falling to the ground. Aeration and fertilization is one place to start. You do not want to leave your lawn in a bad way heading into the cold, rather you want to set it up for ample and healthy growth for next spring.
As a landscape company in Ephrata, we know all the right steps to take to get your lawn ready. Here at Root’s Nurseries we care about local landscaping and would like to provide a few tips that will help you enhance the growth of your lawn and gardening through the end of summer and into fall.
- Start preparing for your raking routine. Have you been considering a compost pile? Now is the time to get one started! With the leaves ready to drop, you’ll soon have plenty to compost. Compost is amongst the greatest of all natural fertilizers in existence and you can easily add your landscaping waste into this.
- Start making plans for planting in fall. It will soon be prime time for planting and establishing new shrubs and trees as well as looking ahead with spring flowering bulbs. Start shopping now for the best selection. The experts at our landscape company, Root’s Nurseries, can help you choose the perfect plants for your unique landscape and our unique climate. And remember, don’t plant too early or your bulbs may sprout early, only to be killed off by the first winter freeze.
- Keep the ground tidy around trees that bear fruit. Fallen fruit can eventually rot and invite disease.
- Enjoy and celebrate a final mowing of the year! This particular mow will allow for you to drop those blades and cut a bit shorter that you otherwise would.
- Acquire some high-phosphorous fertilizer mix and apply generously to your lawn. Utilizing this sort of fertilizer will encourage the growth of roots that will allow for green turf emerging much earlier in the Spring than otherwise it would.
- Enlist the help of a professional landscape company if you feel you need help preparing your lawn for winter. Once your fall lawn and landscaping maintenance is complete, rest easy feeling satisfied over a job well done. The spring will yield a much healthier lawn and landscaping as a result.
Thinking about hiring a landscape company for your Ephrata home or business? Start today by calling Root’s Nurseries at 717-898-0041 or Request a Free Estimate.
