How to Prepare your lawn for summer

As you start going through the yard/garden and make an evaluation, you should know of a few basic things that you want to have in the garden/yard and make a mental note as to what do you need to achieve a professional looking yard/garden.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• someone to assess the need
• a "rotator" to flatten the dirt
• eventually some dirt to fill in
• fertilizer - the kind for early spring

1. Find a good landscape company; in order to achieve the best results you do have to hire an educated person that knows what they are doing and do it right for you.

2. Make an appointment and have them evaluate the needs for your yard. You probably know already what you want to have your yard look like.

3. Make a list and make sure you cover all your concerns about all items on your books - when you meet.
   Order dirt to even certain areas; that area should be seeded and covered by hay.

4. Make sure you keep the freshly worked area wet or, if it's very windy you might want to cover it temporarily. Eventually the landscaper should have a light mesh to cover.

5. Get a proposal in writing. Expect to have all jobs done in one appointment. The best use of fertilizer is to distribute it early spring, and/or at least twice a year - spring and fall; that will help your grass develop strength and will grow beautiful and healthy during the summer

6. Cover all terms and look for the completion of work to be done same day or as the time permits for the area you need work on.

7. Address the issue of having moles, if that's the case; a professional landscaper will have the best solution for you; they can just advise you on what to do or they will cover that in their proposal.

8. Look for signs of dieing trees; have the landscaper do some pruning as necessary, because the sooner that is done the better; you give the tree a chance the recovering process soon.

Tips & Warnings

• in short; to obtain the best results for your place, you should have a professional look after your yard and garden.
• have a list with all items needed to be addressed
• order professional services as often as you need before you obtain the best end result.

Resources

• "eHow Spring Guide"
• Gardening basics

[kims3003]

on 11/20/2009 VERY HELPFUL INFO A++++

[chrisanimelo444]

on 8/5/2009 I wish I saw this article before summer started. Great post!

[AsktheNurse]

on 6/11/2009 Good article. You may also want to call your local agricultural extension service and send them a sample of your soil. For a small fee, they will tell you the right amounts of fertilizer to add so the landscaper doesn't over/under do it.

[Ladybugblue]

on 6/10/2009 Great article about lawn service! 5* & recommended!

[starlet67]

on 6/10/2009 Good points for preparing your lawn for Summer!5*