Many homeowners stop worrying about lawn care once winter arrives. Most plants go dormant, and there may not seem like much work to do until spring, but fall is the perfect time to start preparing. Handling a few to-do’s will keep your home looking great and landscaping healthy. Consider the following benefits of hiring a professional service.

Benefits of Cleaning Up Your Lawn in Fall

1. Protect Your Home

Large, jutting branches can scrape against your roof and home siding during windy winter storms. Dead branches may snap when weighed down with ice and snow, so it’s essential to have these trimmed during fall cleanup. It’s wise also to remove debris piles where rodents may nest and to trim shrubs so that there’s a 3-foot-wide clear space between foliage and your home. This will further prevent pests from getting in because it ensures they can’t run along branches and brush into your window sills, AC units, or any potential openings in your siding.

2. Prepare Plants for Spring Growth

Pruning flowers, shrubs, and trees will set them up for healthy spring growth since removing dead branches and small shoots will help your plants focus on regrowing these areas into healthy appendages. This also creates room for new buds to form immediately in spring and bloom. In fall, this is especially true for perennials like lavender, ornamental grasses, daylilies, and hibiscus.

A thick layer of mulch will protect plant roots from the cold and deliver much-needed nutrients throughout the season. Aerating will loosen compacted soil so those nutrients can reach plant roots, and fertilizing will help establish healthy root systems in the spring.

3. Improve Curb Appeal

Large piles of colorful leaves are a quintessential fall image, but they can be an eyesore on your property if you’re trying to sell your home while they die and decay. Other plants may not make it through the fall cold and will lower your curb appeal. Remove seasonal vegetables and annual flowers like marigolds and petunias that die after a growing season. A professional cleanup crew will remove all of the debris by weeding, edging landscaping beds, and trimming evergreen trees and shrubs to ensure they look great throughout winter.

 

It's best to always work with the pros when performing fall cleanup. The lawn care professionals at Sharp Lawn Inc. have served Lexington, KY, for over 35 years. Their team can apply rejuvenating lawn treatments, create patio designs, and even develop an entirely new landscape design. Learn about all of their services and experience on their website and call (859) 253-6688 to reach a representative.