Getting your landscape ready for summer is a crucial aspect of your regular routine maintenance. At Landscape Creative, we have proudly installed and maintained backyards, front yards, commercial properties, and more in Holmes County and across Mississippi. We are here to share the ins and outs of preparing your Mississippi landscape for the hot summer setting you up for success and making sure that your landscape thrives all year long. Much of this is able to be done in a DIY style if you’re interested in investing the time and effort, or for those who would prefer professional support, Landscape Creative is just a phone call away. We are your trusted partner in helping your yard stay at its very best during the hot Mississippi summer months.
Clear the Clutter
The first step is to go through and clean up the yard from winter and spring. Remove fallen leaves, clear excess branches, pine needles, and other debris that is accumulated in your yard or on your garden beds. It’s important to also clear walkways and any hardscape or decor you have. Cleaning the leaf debris and other clutter away from these areas keeps them free of mold and helps avoid any organic matter from accumulating on your landscaping. If you’re going to be taking care of your landscaping yourself, it’s also a good idea at this point to conduct a tool check up. That they are sharp and oiled properly with no broken parts. This will pave the way for an easy and smooth yard maintenance experience. If you are relying on the professionals at Landscape Creative, we will assess the situation for you and conduct all the yard cleanup and debris clearing necessary. If you notice anything that needs to be addressed, all it takes is a quick text or phone call to our experienced team.
Invest in the Lawn
Next, you’re going to address your lawn. Once the grass starts to actively grow, it’s important to have the first meal of the summer season. To promote healthy growth, you’ll want to avoid cutting it too short. A slightly longer lawn will also help hold in the moisture for the hot summer months, protecting your lush green lawn. It’s also important to tackle emerging weeds as you see them. Landscape Creative always employs a hand pulling method first and if your weeds become a problem, we can always utilize a pre-emergent herbicide or other effective solution for this area. In certain situations, we may recommend lawn aeration and dethatching. This is always necessary, but if your lawn has had heavy foot traffic or has a ton of dead grass in organic matter layering on top of the lawn, this is an important step. This improves soil drainage and allows nutrients and air to reach your lawn’s soil. We also offer the application of fertilizer if your lawn needs a little extra TLC.
Garden Bed Refresh
Now, if you have any garden beds, you’ll want to give it a good refresh. You’ll remove any wraps or other winter protections from your plant. You will need to prune any damaged or diseased branches from your shrubs and trees. Landscape Creative expertly prunes away bushes, trees, and shrubs to promote summer growth and to help retain moisture in the healthy branches. Your garden beds will most likely need organic matter to improve the style structure and fertility before any planting is done. Landscape Creative can perform all your garden bed maintenance needs, or simply suggest plant foliage that will thrive in your specific area, soil, structure, shade, coverage, and sun exposure. We can also apply a fresh layer of mulch around your plants to help suppress weeds, regulate soils, temperature, and retain moisture.
Yard Irrigation Check
Lastly, you’ll want to check out your irrigation system. This is perhaps one of those items best left to the professionals as if your system has leaks, needs adjusting, or your program controller requires scheduling, we are well-versed and can easily adjust these elements for you. Broken sprinkler heads, clogged nozzles, leaks in your system, and so forth are where we truly shine. Landscape Creative has decades of experience in fixing and repairing sprinkler systems, restoring them to their full function. Landscape Creative will get your sprinkler heads perfectly aimed and emitting the proper amount of water to efficiently water your lawn and garden beds without overspray.
Sure, you can conduct all your backyard or commercial property’s landscape needs in Holmes County, MS yourself, but why not leave it to the experts and save yourself valuable time, money, and effort? Landscape Creative has the experience and local knowledge to ensure your property is perfectly ready to face the hot Mississippi summer and thrive despite the heat.
