Early Spring Care
- Clean up remaining leaves
- Cut back any perennials that were kept for wildlife or winter interest
- Prune out dead, diseased, or broken branches from trees and shrubs.
Mid-Late Spring Care
- Redefine existing bed edges or deep edge non-existent bed lines.
- Install mulch once soil temperatures have warmed up. Mulch should be no more than 3-4” thick.
- Apply pre-emergent to lawns and beds.
- Begin mowing as grass starts to grow — usually mid-April.
- Activate irrigation systems
- Plant summer annuals (after threat of frost — usually May 15th)
- Fertilize lawns.