School starts this week in Southern Maryland – it is crazy that the summer has gone by so quickly! With the start of school, thoughts of autumn come to mind. And, with autumn, comes the thought of preparing your home and garden for the winter months.
Concerning your garden, here is a simple checklist:
- Rake leaves from yard and flower beds. Leaves can often cause plant diseases in roses and other plants….so clean out the debris
- Mulch your flower beds to protect plants and make weeding easier in the spring
- Trim weak or dead limbs on bushes, especially roses and crape myrtles
- Separate crowded bulbs and perennials – plant in new locations
- Plant bulbs like daffodils and tulips, for early spring blooms and color.
- Dig up summer bulbs like dahlias, caladiums and other tender bulbs that will not survive through the winter.
- Fertilize your lawn with fall fertilizer.
- Bring your indoor plants back inside
- Fall is the season to plant grass
- Plant trees and shrubs in the fall, too!
- Continue watering your plants and grass until the first freeze.
- Empty fountains, hoses and sprinklers – standing water may freeze and burst a hose or crack a fountain
- Raise your lawnmower deck – less water means less growth, and taller grass fares better in winter months
- Buy that lawn mower or tractor that you have been wanting for so long! Typically there are good sales at the end of the season!
Marie Lally, Realtor
O’Brien Realty
Direct: 301-748-8698 (Always Best!)
Office: 301-884-7400
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