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Horticulture/Spring Cleanup

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Spring cleanup is among the busiest times in the garden, involving both cleaning up anything that wasn't taken care of in the fall cleanup, as well as getting the garden ready for the new season.

Step one - checkup:

  • Lawn
    • Check for broadleaf weeds, unwelcome grasses, bare spots
  • Garden Beds
    • Check for early weeds, perennials in need of cutback, bare spots needing filling, low spots, etc.
  • Trees and Shrubs
    • Broken/dead limbs
  • Soil and drainage issues
    • gullies, puddles, etc.

Step two - cleanup:

  • Lawn
  • Garden Beds
  • Trees and Shrubs
  • Soil and drainage