5 Landscape Resolutions For The New Year | U.S. Lawns - Franklin

We all know that January is a time of renewal and New Year’s resolutions. Have you made any resolutions for your landscape in 2018? U.S. Lawns - Franklin has gathered some ideas you can look into this month to help you better plan for the year ahead.

Start taking photos.
It’s easy to overlook problems in the landscape we look at every single day. If you’d like to view your landscape with new eyes, walk around your grounds and take photos. Seeing your lawn and garden in pictures will make it much easier to identify problem areas and space for improvements. Take it one step further and commit to taking monthly photos to help chronicle the development.

Plant more bulbs.
Yes, you can plant bulbs in the winter! Just be sure the ground isn’t frozen, then go to town. It’s a great way to make a quick change or add a pop of color. And of course, planting bulbs in container gardens makes the whole process of swapping and changing with each season that much easier.

Get to winter cleaning.
Unfortunately, that spring cleaning isn’t enough for the best results with most lawns and gardens. Various critters and winter winds love to make a mess of the landscape. Do your grounds a favor with a little post-holiday clean-up of woody debris, unhealthy plants, and any other messes that have accumulated beneath the winter foliage.

Watch for pests.
As you clean up after the holidays you’ll also need to be on the lookout for winter pests such as tent caterpillar egg and bagworms. Tent caterpillar egg masses look gray and shiny–they usually form around twigs. Bagworms look almost like pinecones hanging from the end of branches. If you find any of these, remove them right away.

Did you know about the birds that can help keep your garden pest-free all year round?

Layer on some mulch.
The new year is also an opportune time to replenish the top-dressing with a thick blanket of organic matter for your garden beds. Compost, composted leaf mold or manure are very nutritious picks for the soil–especially if you’ve got a vegetable garden.

Get to know a variety of mulch options here.

So there you have it–five pretty simple tips to help give your landscape a boost for 2018. When you think you’re ready to make some real changes, or when you feel it’s time to get help with some of those lawn and garden tasks for your business grounds, please don’t hesitate to call on your team of professionals at U.S. Lawns - Franklin. You can give us a call or visit our website for a free proposal.