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Spring Yard Maintenance Tips - Spring Cleaning

Get the landscaping season off on the right foot with these spring yard maintenance tips. Bring your "spring cleaning" spirit outdoors and clean old mulch off perennial beds, lest they be smothered. Apply compost to beds and get new compost piles going. Make sure rototillers are prepared for tilling gardens. Read about these topics and more.
Frequently Asked Questions About Spring Yard Maintenance
These tips for spring yard maintenance will help you get the landscape off on the right foot. Included in these spring yard maintenance tips are answers to frequently asked questions on mulching and when it is safe to put your plants in the ground. Fertilizing, pruning and preventive yard maintenance are also discussed.
Spring Lawn Care
Part of spring yard maintenance entails caring for your lawn and readying your mower for the long mowing season ahead. While you shouldn't neglect these chores, you can take solace in the fact that spring yard maintenance doesn't require nearly as much time as mowing does during the summer.
Installing New Lawns by Seeding Grass
Sodding as one option for installing new lawns, while seeding is another. As with sodding, early spring is an excellent time for seeding lawns.
Overseeding Lawns With Cool-Season Grasses
When cool-season grasses take a beating from the summer's heat, overseeding lawns is the answer to rejuvenate them. Overseeding lawns is best done in September for cool-season grasses, but early spring is your second-best choice.
Laying Sod to Start New Lawns
Is it time for a new lawn? Is it embarrassing to refer to the current patch of weeds you have as your "lawn?" Laying sod is a great alternative to sowing seed for those who want an "instant lawn." Laying sod to start new lawns begins with soil preparation and ends with watering properly. Learn all the steps involved by consulting this article.
Spring Yard Maintenance Tips to Set Village Idiots Straight
Ready for spring yard maintenance? Don't be a village idiot! This serious article written in a humorous vein discusses shortcuts and tips to landscaping novices. Rototillers, pruning, mulching, forcing, poison ivy eradication and keeping dogs off lawns are some of the topics.

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