Is The Yard Ready For Spring 2015? Tips to Ready Your Yard for the Spring

Tips to Ready Your Yard and Garden For the Spring

Tips to get your yard and plants ready for the Spring

As the snow has begun to recede, many, including myself are shaking our heads, and looking at what has been buried since January; wondering 'what does one do and where to start?' So here goes!

Lawnmower - Is it tuned up with a sharp blade?  Well it should be!

Plow Damage - No doubt, plows have damaged much of the turf and plantings in their wake, so there's several tings to check.

Sprinkler heads: If broken mark them for later repair.

Sod: Replace sod where it has been scalped, it will grow back if bedded back into the soil.  Resist the temptation to rake unless VERY LIGHTLY!  Sod is the most tender and at risk of damage now, better to wait until the grass has started to grow, this will not happen until the soil warms up, mid April-ish at least! No fertilizer now, your grass is still asleep!  There will be some winter fungus but this will grow out.