Now that the sun is shining and the weather is terrific, it’s the perfect time to work on the backyard. So, now might be the perfect time to pick up a few landscaping tricks, right? Here are a few that you might find helpful as you enjoy your own part of the great outdoors.
1. Use Landscape Fabric Under Walkways
When you use weed fabric, you can keep gravel or mulch from sinking down into the ground on walkways. Under a walkway, this landscape fabric can keep the walkway covering material fresh and out of the mud. This can help save your budget, because it keeps the gravel, stone, mulch, or sand where you wanted it, and it can also help to save your shoes from the inevitable mud or puddles once your walkway material has wandered off into the ground.
2. Know When to Buy Bulk Soil, and When to Buy Bagged
If you can back your truck (or car or SUV) right up to the spot where you can drop the soil, then go for the bulk soil. If you need to load it out of the vehicle and move it – carry it around the side of the house, for example – then stick to the bagged soil. It is hard to transport that bulk soil, and it’s much easier to haul those bags around (relatively speaking). The same goes for mulch, stone, sand, or anything similar.
3. Hold On to Your Leaves
Sending leaves to a landfill? Your dead leaves can come in so handy – don’t just throw them away. Some of the collected leaves should be mowed into your lawn. These dead leaves provide nutrients for those beloved earthworms, and help to fertilize the grass as well. If you have a leaf shredding lawn vac or leaf blower, you can grind these leaves up to use for mulch, as well. You can add some of the leaf litter to your compost pile too, or into the vegetable garden before you plant your winter cover crops.
Now that you’ve gotten your landscaping taken care of, let us know if you need any help with your Cincinnati trees. We can help to keep them trimmed, healthy, and thriving, right alongside your lawn and landscaping. If you need help with tree trimming, tree removal, or stump grinding, give us a call – we’re here to help.
