Florida Fall Yard Clean-Up Guide

Sep 09th 2019

The weather has changed, the leaves have fallen, and it’s time for another Gainesville winter. As fall begins to wrap up and hurricane season comes to an end, it’s a good time to maintain your yard and complete one more yard clean up before the cold weather sets in. As the season changes, having a clean and healthy yard can ensure your plants stay green and happy until spring arrives. Follow these tips for Gainesville lawn care and enjoy a well-maintained yard in the cool autumn air.

Remove Dead Leaves

Raking or blowing leaves off your grass is the first step in keeping your yard healthy through the fall season, and is one of the many steps we take when performing fall cleanup services. Too many leaves strewn around on the grass means less sunlight and more disease for your lawn. Loose leaves should be raked or blown into piles, put into brown paper lawn bags, and placed by the curb for waste pick up. Dead leaves may also be turned into compost or mulch for an environmentally friendly way to keep your yard clean and looking vibrant. Proper sunlight, water, and oxygen are necessary for a healthy, green yard, and an overabundance of leaves can harm your property. If you don’t have the right tools, or you just hate dealing with piles of mushy, wet leaves, our leaf cleanup services can help.

Take Care Of Yard Waste & Debris

It’s likely that after a summer of storms, debris is piled-up across your yard or maybe dead branches are stuck hanging off of the trees on your property, leaving your yard feeling gloomy. Yard cleaning can be a tedious process, especially if fallen branches, garden waste, or grass clippings have been left for an extended amount of time. Consider breaking-out the pruning tools and cutting away any branches that are dying or look like they’re ready to fall off their trees, or contact our tree pruning services for help with some of those hard-to-reach areas that require some sprucing up. Large debris, such as fallen tree limbs or excessive overgrowth, can be picked up by our lawn debris removal service. Much like with dead leaves, the majority of the material found around the yard can be picked up and placed into brown bags or into your green waste bin. Use gloves when picking up branches, fallen limbs, or other parts of trees, as they may have splintered after breaking off.

Do One More Round Of Lawn Care

Now that your yard is free from fallen leaves and branches, it’s time to consider doing one last round of lawn maintenance before the cool air arrives. Vegetation growth slows a considerable degree during the winter months, but that doesn’t mean the grass or other plants will altogether stop growing. Fertilizing during the fall is a great way to ensure your Florida lawn stays healthy through the winter by providing nutrients, such as potassium, that help feed your lawn. Also, make sure to cover any plants that may be susceptible to freezing, as the winter nights in Gainesville can harm cold-sensitive plants. For help with any last-minute maintenance, call our Gainesville landscaping company today!