Ask Angi: Fall Landscaping
(41NBC/WMGT) — From routine lawn care to landscape redesign, there’s no shortage of outdoor projects to do this fall. Joshua Belcher, owner of Liberty Landscaping and pro at Angi, is here to walk us through this season’s top landscaping projects.
“Fall is a really great time to plant just about anything,” says Belcher “So, if you want to be able to enjoy it through the winter months, most of your evergreen shrubs, like boxwoods and yews and that sort of thing, you’d be able to enjoy that plant throughout the winter and still see the greenery on it and spruces and any kind of tree like that that has greenery throughout the winter. Those are nice to enjoy throughout the winter but as far as planning goes, fall’s the best time to plant anything. I’d say mid-August all the way through mid-October is a great time to plant – you have milder temperatures and you don’t have to worry about watering so much. So fall is a really outstanding time to plant.”
Don’t forget about routine yard maintenance. The long, hot days of summer may be behind us, but you still need to take care of your yard in the fall by cutting it regularly and giving it water when it needs it.
“In early fall, people cut their grass just about the same frequency as they would in the summer,” Belcher mentions, “Now, as it gets later into the fall, you’ll notice you have to cut it less and less. In summer, you may have to cut it two times a week. Later on in the fall, I’d say every ten days, every couple of weeks, you can usually get away with cutting it then. Like I said before, you just want to keep an eye on what your grass is doing – if it needs to be cut, cut it, if it needs some water, give it some water.”
Fall is also a great time to start winterizing your lawn and flowerbeds. Preparing your yard in the fall will ensure your plants can live through the winter and thrive again when spring comes around.
“Right before winter hits, the best thing you can do for your lawn and landscaping is probably just to give everything one last trim, go through all your beds and give everything one last clean up and just kind of get ready for the upcoming season – and that’s a good way to do that,” Belcher adds “Everything can be maintained one more time and then you can put it to bed and when the spring rolls around, you’re ready to rock and roll.”
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