6 Fall Landscaping Tasks for a Beautiful Spring Yard

The greens are changing to red, gold, orange and purple as fall blazes out across Northern Virginia, changing your landscape from moment to moment. It’s a beautiful time of year when many homeowners leave off yardwork for the season. But did you know that there’s a lot of work to do in the fall to make sure your yard looks amazing in the spring? The following are just a few of the things we can do to with an eye toward future seasons. To make sure that work is done with an expert hand and an eye for beautiful detail (and so you can kick back and relax), make sure to contact AllGreen Landscape Co. to schedule your fall landscaping tasks so your yard will look gorgeous in the spring: (703) 992-8787

1. Weeding

You know it needs to be done. Those darn weeds have a way of wheedling their way into the most well-manicured landscape. Now is the time to have a professional make sure they’re all gone, leaving no remnants behind to sprout in the spring.

2. Lawn Care

We can seed, fertilize and plug any thin or bare spots in your yard and give it a final pre-winter cut, setting it up for a glorious spring green in a few months from now. Trimming the edges now will also help your flower beds look neater and cleaner in the spring.

3. Light Pruning

Although most people think of pruning time in the late winter to early spring, a light pruning session in the fall can help many flowering shrubs and trees go mad with blooms in the spring. It’s best to have the pros of AllGreen Landscape Co. do this pruning so as not to injure the vegetation and get the right cuts to ensure the best growth come spring.

4. Raking

These fall cleanup activities are essential to a healthy yard in the fall. All those beautiful leaves fall to the ground, and if they’re just left there, they can actually damage your yard’s water quality and chemical composition, killing off grass and other plants. We can compost the leaves for you so you won’t have to worry about that.

5. Dividing and Replanting

It’s always gratifying to watch your favorite plants thrive, especially the perennials. But sometimes they succeed so much, some spots start to look overgrown. This is also essential if you have any plants that have diseased spots. Those need to be removed to prevent disease or fungus spread. We can divide, thin and removed diseased plants now, in the fall, so these plants continue to thrive without overtaking other plants, giving your yard a more balanced, artistic look in the spring.

6. Planting Bulbs

Fall is also the time for planning and planting any bulbs you want to see welcoming in the spring next year. We can help you evaluate which areas are the best for bulbs and help you come up with a stunning color planting that will stun the neighbors in the spring.

Contact AllGreen Landscape Co. at (703) 992-8787 today to schedule your fall landscaping work in order to get your yard in the best shape to overwinter and produce amazing, glorious color and greenery in the spring.