spring clean-ups

This is what our Maintenance Crew loves to do—help you return your property, lawn, and garden back to its formal beauty. We will roll up our sleeves and transform your yard from dull and dreary to fresh and clean, bursting with life and colour.Remove sand, salt, gravel and debris left by winter servicing.

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  Rake, clean and remove debris from lawn areas.
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  Remove all debris, leaves and dead vegetation from plant beds.
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  Lightly cultivate plant beds, re-cut bed edges.
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  Add mulch to garden beds or topdressing of lawns.
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  Lightly prune trees and shrubs. 
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  Check plant materials for signs of stress or disease – recommend replacements.

Spring Cleanup for Commercial Landscaping

Being a leader in commercial landscaping, we know the importance of spring cleanup, to keep your landscape looking its best. Spring cleanup is a general cleanup of your property and readies your property for summer. Get a jumpstart on summer with this spring cleanup landscaping checklist

1. Clean Up Leaves, Trash, and Debris

Leaves, branches, and twigs accumulate throughout the winter and must be cleaned up before mowing. Getting leaves and debris off of turf is critical to allow the lawn to breathe. A thorough spring cleanup prepares beds for fresh mulch and annual flowers.

2. Grass and Perennial Cutbacks

Not cutting back plants is one of the biggest mistakes when caring for perennials. It causes them to become overgrown, unsightly, and can result in them crowding other plants. Since grass dies off every year, it needs to be cut back to make room for new growth or it will look messy.

Deep Edge Planting Beds and Tree Rings

Deep edging around plant beds and tree rings is a lot like adding a frame around landscaped areas.

A hand spade or mechanical shaper is used to produce a distinct edge between your turf and beds — something that needs to be done before pre-emergent and fresh mulch are applied.

A deep manicured edge will help hold back grassroots and weeds from creeping into a landscaped bed. It also makes mowing up to flower bed edges easier and greatly reduces the risk of damage.

Apply Pre-Emergent Herbicide

A pre-emergent doesn’t kill existing weeds. Instead, it prevents weeds from taking root in the first place. When this step is taken routinely, it reduces the need for weed killers later in the year.

Pre-emergent should be applied early in the season when soil temperatures are still below 50 degrees. If applied too late, you run the risk of battling weeds all spring and summer long.

Add a Fresh Layer of Mulch

Once pre-emergent has been applied, adding a fresh layer of mulch next can do wonders for a winter-worn landscape.

Mulch is an essential part of your commercial landscape Maintenace plan, and adding a fresh layer of mulch in the spring comes with a handful of benefits. It can curb weed germination and growth and help soil retain moisture and stay cooler as temperatures rise. This is extremely valuable during the summer heat.