Well, it’s that time again – spring clean up in Chesapeake. We may have had a milder winter than usual, but there is still plenty to do to get ready for Spring.
Some of our favorite ornamental trees have tender wood that freezes or breaks easily. Leaving damaged branches in our trees can continue to cause damage. The branches rip each other, and dead wood attracts disease and pests. The crazy winter we had did a lot of wind damage, too, that can break up a tree. You need a qualified landscaper to evaluate your trees. He can shape them back up, and have them ready for healthy spring growth.
Your lawn is ready to “spring forth”, too. Spring yard clean up in Chesapeake includes scalping the dead grass from your lawn. The old grass can be used to mulch flower beds, or simply hauled away, but should not be left on your lawn. If left in your lawn, it can smother grass and attract pests and diseases. Fungi love matted thatch. You’ll also need pre-emergent applied to your landscaping. This prevents weed seeds from germinating, cutting down significantly on the need to weed your yard and flower beds.
Don’t forget the shrubbery! It’s about to start growing, if it hasn’t already. Rose bushes need to be pruned, and the old branches hauled off. Dead branches need to be pruned out of all of the shrubs. Spring landscape clean up in Chesapeake includes the flower beds and shrubberies, too.
Spring bulbs are blooming. What better time to pull mulching back to keep the stems healthy. Be sure to allow the leaves and blooms turn completely brown before you cut them off, because the nutrients in the greenery feed the bulb, making it ready for next spring.
Your flower beds and shrubbery have probably accumulated a lot of debris during the winter. This trash, old leaves, dead undergrowth, and unwanted vegetation all need to be carefully cleaned out and hauled away. Clean, healthy mulch should be spread into the beds in preparation for spring growth.
Yes, there is a lot to do in your spring clean up in Chesapeake. Give your landscaper a call. He can take care of it in no time.