How to Revitalize Your Lawn After Winter


After a long and cold winter, it’s normal for your property’s landscaping to look a bit underwhelming. While simply letting the grass recover on its own can work, it’s always better to give your lawn a little extra TLC to help it grow as well as possible during the warmer months. Your Denver commercial landscaping maintenance team wants to help you keep your grass looking great as soon as the weather improves. Here are a few easy tips to help you revitalize your lawn after winter.

Clean It Up
Winter weather has a way of leaving piles of debris around your lawn. As soon as the snow melts and the forecast looks favorable for the next week or so, clean up your grassy areas thoroughly. Pick up any large debris like fallen limbs, trash, and other items that may have collected on the top of your lawn. With a rake, gently collect any leaves and plant debris and bag it for proper removal. This will get rid of potentially harmful debris that could introduce fungal growth or other diseases into your lawn.

Add New Seeds or Sod to Bare Spots
As you walk around your lawn, be on the lookout for any bare spots in the turf. These spots can be caused by excessive wear, pooling water, and even pest damage. Identify the locations of those spots and plan to add new seeds or sod to cover them and help your lawn recover. Small bare patches will likely only need a handful of seed. But larger bare patches may benefit from resodding the area once the growing season begins in full.

Fertilize the Lawn Well
Over time, the nutrients in the soil beneath your lawn can become depleted. Without enough nutrients, your grass may not be able to recover in the way you expect it to. That’s why it’s beneficial to fertilize your lawn in early spring. The fertilizer will deposit beneficial nutrients and compounds in the soil that your grass can immediately use to spark strong growth. Keep in mind that your soil will have a unique composition that will impact the type of fertilizer that will work best for your lawn. That’s why it’s best to let an experienced professional handle your company’s fertilizing needs.

Start Watering on a Schedule
Once the weather warms up, you’ll need to water your grass on a regular basis to keep it growing the way you want it to. Start by implementing a watering schedule and set your property’s sprinklers to run according to that schedule. If you’re not sure how often to water, your landscaping team will help you figure out the appropriate schedule. 

Leave It to an Experienced Team
Getting your lawn ready after winter is doable, but it’s almost always easier to work with an experienced professional landscaping crew. At Nationwide Landworks, our team will help you get your landscaping in shape for the growing season and keep it that way all year long. Contact us today to schedule a free consultation.
 
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