Fall is not the time to neglect your landscaping or garden. As a matter of fact, the perfect time to make some significant yard work in Vancouver is fall. Some of the most frequently asked fall landscaping questions are listed below and the answers may surprise you and change your plans for next weekend!
Q: Do you find it really necessary to rake your leaves? A: Yes, leaves can easily deny your grass of the sun's rays, certainly one of its most needed nutrients. Or else raked up, a thicker and/or matted layer of fallen leaves casts too much shade above the grass down below.
Q: Do you cut your grass exactly the same manner in the fall as you do in the summer? A: No, these grasses must be maintained a bit longer while in the fall season. The maximum length for a cool-season grass in fall is approximately 2 1/2 inches. And at each and every mowing, you ought to only be removing about the top 1/3 of the grass blade. Consequently, when your grass is about 3 2/3 inches high, this is now the perfect time for you to mow lawns.
Q: Is late August the end of the gardening and landscaping season? A: No, the autumn is an effective time to be planting or moving your vines and perennials. The soil is nice and warm still and there's more rain now so when you plant or transplant your best perennials or vines, it is time for you to get its roots rather well founded.
Q: Is it true that the fall is the best time to plant trees and shrubs in Vancouver? A: Yes, the autumn is amongst the best instances to plant trees and shrubs. The soil is still warm from the summer so when you plant your shrub or tree its roots grow quickly and get well established before the cold sets in.
Communicate with Klondike Contracting for almost any of your Fall Landscaping necessities!
Q: Do you find it really necessary to rake your leaves? A: Yes, leaves can easily deny your grass of the sun's rays, certainly one of its most needed nutrients. Or else raked up, a thicker and/or matted layer of fallen leaves casts too much shade above the grass down below.
Q: Do you cut your grass exactly the same manner in the fall as you do in the summer? A: No, these grasses must be maintained a bit longer while in the fall season. The maximum length for a cool-season grass in fall is approximately 2 1/2 inches. And at each and every mowing, you ought to only be removing about the top 1/3 of the grass blade. Consequently, when your grass is about 3 2/3 inches high, this is now the perfect time for you to mow lawns.
Q: Is late August the end of the gardening and landscaping season? A: No, the autumn is an effective time to be planting or moving your vines and perennials. The soil is nice and warm still and there's more rain now so when you plant or transplant your best perennials or vines, it is time for you to get its roots rather well founded.
Q: Is it true that the fall is the best time to plant trees and shrubs in Vancouver? A: Yes, the autumn is amongst the best instances to plant trees and shrubs. The soil is still warm from the summer so when you plant your shrub or tree its roots grow quickly and get well established before the cold sets in.
Communicate with Klondike Contracting for almost any of your Fall Landscaping necessities!
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