January Landscaping: 5 Tips to Prepare for Spring

Winter continues, but here in Northern Virginia, we can’t help but hang on to every possible harbinger of spring. As January turns to February, contact AllGreen Landscape Co. (703.992.8787)to help your yard get ready for spring with these 5 tips:

1. Tour Your Sleeping Yard to Assess the Situation

Take a walk through your yard and really examine it from several different angles. Note any plants or trees that need pruning or replacement. Imagine improvements or additions in the landscape design. Jot down places where hardscape, retaining walls or walkways need repair. Our Chantilly landscaping design company can help you prioritize which spring ideas should come first on the list.

2. Consider the Plants in Your Yard

Do you have plants that are overgrown or don’t match well with the overall landscape design you have in mind? Have any bare spots in the yard that need replanting? Do you know which native Northern Virginia plants would really boost your yard’s look while cutting down on water consumption? We have lots of ideas to share!

3. Tend to the Lawn

Now is generally a good time to mulch and fertilize the lawn so it’s ready for it’s spring growth spurt. Assess whether any parts of the lawn need to be replaced, or if you want to tear out grass and replace it with other landscape design ideas.

4. Eco-Friendly Weed Control

Keeping your entire yard healthy will help prevent weeds from taking root. This is why it’s important to assess your plants to ensure they’re hardy and native to Northern Virginia. Also, a healthy lawn cuts down on weeds too. Be very careful about pesticides as they can have many unwanted side effects.

5 Pest Prevention

Are deer eating your roses? Insects boring into tree bark? Stray cats spraying your outdoor fireplace? The right plants, trees, fencing and hardscapes can minimize these problems quite naturally.

Contact AllGreen Landscape Co. before spring has sprung to get your yard and garden ready for brighter days: (703) 992-8787.