Keep your landscape in shape by following these simple tips for the winter.
Preparing your Lawn
This is the perfect time to fill in Bare patches in your yard with sod because it can establish roots much easier than in hot, dry weather. Adding sod now will give you that full, instant lawn when spring comes up.
Pruning Shrubs and Hedges
Pruning encourages healthy growth and should be done once the leaves turn, indicating that the plant has gone...
Though it will take some work, winterizing and protecting your landscaping will definitely pay off when your yard is thriving and blooming again in the spring and you don't have to make any repairs that were damaged from the winter.
The Northeast is prone to rough winters so you'll need to be prepared and protect your garden so it'll survive the cold and be ready for spring.
Cut back perennials that were killed by frost to a few inches and places a few inches of lightweight mulch over them.
Pull and pitch other dead annuals and vegetables as well.
Wrap the trunks of new trees in burlap or other special wrap, preventing scalding, wind burn and rodent damage.
Clear your yard of leaves and place them in your compost pile or dispose of...
Just in time for Thanksgiving, create a beautiful table centerpiece and decoration to awe your guests and family.
This simple craft requires only a few cheap materials:
Scissors, Tape and a Hot Glue Gun
Newspaper and Glue (Paper Mache Base)
Burlap and Raffia (Covering)
Pinecones, Acorns, Etc. (Inside Decoration)
Follow the directions and see step-by-step picture guides at the Homemade Cornucopia Tutorial...
