Summer is a beautiful season! During the summer, you can take a walk in the park, go to the beach, and beautify your landscape. Without properly preparing your lawn or landscape, it can lead to your plants and vegetation losing vigor, especially when the sun’s UV rays are highly intense. Each season brings about a unique way in which you should care for your landscape. Summer is no different, and since it’s coming up, you want to make sure that your garden or yard is fruitful and healthy. Keep reading to discover a few summer landscaping tips.
Hydrate Your Landscape
Water is essential for the health of your body. Medical professionals advise that you drink at least eight glasses of water a day. Watering your landscape is significant as well. However, a common misconception is that the more you water your land, the better your plants will grow. What matters the most is how you water your landscape versus how often. Some golden tips are to water your plants deeply, water them early in the morning so that the sunlight doesn’t strip away the moisture, and to utilize drip irrigation versus sprinklers and hoses that you won’t have to worry about water runoff.
Make Sure Your Soil is Healthy
Landscape aeration improves oxygen flow and ensures that your landscape has a healthy PH level. Also, you can still fertilize your grass because organic fertilizer provides nutrients to your land and doesn’t harm the environment. It’s also vital to remove weeds right away so that all of your hard work doesn’t go to waste. Just like the sunshine without water, can steal nutrients, weeds have the same effect.
Don’t Ignore Patio Plants
Just like with your garden or front yard, you want to add mulch to the pots used to house your patio plants. Regularly watering your patio plants matters as well. If your plants aren’t fruitful and blooming correctly, it can ruin the aesthetics of any hardscape. Therefore, it’s best not to ignore them or destroy the curb appeal of your patio or porch. Hanging potted plants in the shade can also help them to retain moisture.
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