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When winterizing you want to make sure you have trimmed all Shrubs, Grasses, Daylillies, Crape Myrtles, Flowers etc. back to an ideal height. Even though you are not seeing any growth in your plants foliage, the roots are still growing over winter. Pulling weeds, fertilizing, adding a type of pre-emergent grass killer and mulching heavily will not only help to keep your flower and shrub beds looking nice for the winter, it will keep roots from freezing and new grass from seeding in the upcoming spring. Although it may not look appealing, leaving some leaves in your landscape beds can help protect some of the more tender plants like mums, bulbs and small newly planted plants. Remember to drain all water hoses, soaker hoses, irrigation pipe and take all outdoor timers inside, this will prevent them form freezing. One more tip when winterizing, don’t forget to remove gas out of lawn equipment, grease all fittings, check lawn mower blades, remove excess weed-eater string, check filters and tires. Maintaining your landscape beds, hoses, and lawn equipment properly will keep plants happy, keep your equipment running longer and help you save money.

Article By Rose Harrington