Landscaping Blog by WJ Smallwood for New Hampshire and Massachusetts

It seems that winter is finally upon us now that we are ready to roll with the landscaping.  Over the weekend we had 14.2 inches of snow dumped upon us.  Now it seems we are getting another inch or two tonight!  The good news is is that it will be in the 50’s come the end of the week!!! 

 For those of you that have your driveways plowed, a helpful tip: your lawn area is very soft this time of year…when your plow guy/gal pushes the sod up you can roll it back out.  Try and fit it the pieces the best you can and the sod will usually reroot in the spring.

Keep positive thoughts and you will be seeing the daffodils before too long (I saw my first Robin of the season over the weekend)!

THINK SPRING!

As the last of the snow begins to melt away, the promise of spring and warmer weather is right around the corner!  We are all excited to get outside and survey the effects of another unpredictable New England winter.

 Whether you contract a landscaping company for your landscape maintenance or do it yourself, spring clean-up is a very important aspect of keeping your lawn and planting beds healthy.  Leaves, sticks and other debris should be removed as soon as possible so that plants and grasses don’t remain smothered causing the potential of lost plant and bare spots on your lawn.  The spring is also a great time to dethatch your lawn.  This is the process of pulling all the dead grass laying horizontally across the soil blocking valuable water and nutrients from reaching the root system of your lawn.  This can be achieved with machines or you can do it the “old fashioned way” with a good stiff raking.

 Remember all the ice we had a few weeks back?  Check back next week for pruning tips for your trees and shrubs.