As Thanksgiving approaches in the Mid-Atlantic, it’s generally only a matter of time before Jack Frost rears his head once again.
Yes, winter is coming. And under those eventual blankets of snow will be a lawn that longs to be green and healthy when everything melts away. Although winter is a much quieter time in terms of lawn care, it’s not entirely an “out of sight, out of mind” endeavor. Advance prep and routine maintenance is essential to ensure a hearty, healthy landscape for springtime.
Here are just three ways a lawn care maintenance company can help:
- Complete lawn preparation: A commercial property’s lawns should be aerated every fall. Aeration breaks up compact turf, giving grasses breathing room to grow and thrive. After aerating, your lawn care maintenance company will then over-seed using a high quality blend, which will guarantee a healthy and lush lawn in the spring. Finally, following the last mowing of the season – often in October or November – a professional contractor will fertilize your lawn, replacing nutrients that were lost over the course of the summer that grasses will feed on throughout the snow-covered months.
- Tree care: Your lawn care maintenance company should also take this time to prune deciduous trees with dying or diseased branches and limbs, prep evergreens and spruces, and wrap small trees and shrubs – all to prevent potential limb damage from heavy snowfall and ice accumulation, while fostering faster regrowth in the warmer months.
- Irrigation and water system winterization: Winterization is a must for all commercial property sprinkler systems throughout the Mid-Atlantic, where temps often drop far below freezing. Your lawn care maintenance company will likely utilize a “blow out” method, in which compressed air is used to remove all moisture from the pipes, preventing them from freezing and bursting during the winter months.
Additionally, to prevent unnecessary foot traffic through lawns, commercial property managers should be vigilant in keeping their sidewalks and pathways clear of snow throughout the winter. GroundsCare Landscape provides snow and ice removal in addition to complete landscape management services. With just one call, our dedicated and certified team can keep your landscape in tiptop shape throughout the winter, and long after.
