As the year draws to a close and winter blankets the region in festive snow, it’s a good time to look ahead to next year’s landscaping plans. If you weren’t really thrilled with the appearance of your lawn, here are 3 things you can do to ensure next year is better.
#1: Get Your Landscape Analyzed
One of the biggest challenges many homeowners have in creating a beautiful landscape is that they just don’t know the essential information about their lawn. Every Massachusetts lawn is unique. Soil composition, sunlight, and other factors make up the microclimate unique to your home. If you don’t know what you’re dealing with, it’s hard to make it better. Have your local lawn service check the situation out. They will be able to identify exactly what’s making it challenging to grow great grass in your location – and offer you practical strategies to fix the problem.
#2: Combat Hard Soil with Soil Aeration
One very common problem here in Massachusetts is the very hard, compacted soil. This is especially true if your home was recently built. Lawns that have a lot of vehicle or foot traffic on them can become heavily compacted – too hard to let grass grow. This can also happen if your soil naturally has a high clay content – something you can learn about in tip #1.
The remedy for hard soil is soil aeration. Soil aeration is a service provided by lawn care companies nearby. It involves introducing thousands and thousands of tiny, eraser-sized holes into your lawn. This loosens the soil, making it easier for rainwater, oxygen, and other nutrients to feed the grass. The result – a better lawn, no chemicals required.
#3: Fertilize!
If you’re only going to do one thing to improve your lawn in 2024, choose fertilizer. Fertilizer is the vital nutrition lawns need to grow vibrant green grass. Your local lawn service can do this job for you – it is kind of time consuming and labor intensive! Three times a growing season is ideal – spring, mid-summer, and fall.
