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Maintaining Your Lawn Garden
By Therese | November 26, 2008
When people have gone to the cost and trouble of creating a beautiful landscape plan for their home and garden, it is important to be sure to have a good maintenance plan that will assure that your lawn garden stays in great shape. This is foremost to homeowners because in many properties or estates, it is the beautiful expanses of verdant grass that is first noticed by guests and is usually the largest single feature of a landscape plan.
Watering the lawn and garden is one of the most important parts of good lawn maintenance. In some parts of the country, there is enough rainfall so that the roots are properly supplied with moisture. But even in what would be considered soggy areas, such as the Pacific Northwest, there are periods or dry weather and no rain. When this happens, it is vital to the survival of the lawns that they be properly watered.
The first indication that a drought condition could be affecting the lawns of your lawn garden landscape design is a change in the grass color. First, grass that is not getting enough moisture will lose the intense green shades and with a bit more time they will begin to show areas of turning a straw color.
The best time of day to water a lawn or garden is during the coolest part of the day. This means that turning on the lawn sprinkler early in the morning or in the evening after the sun has set is best. Garden lawn experts also say that the rotary sprinklers provide the best coverage if you don’t have a built in sprinkler system for your lawn maintenance.
In most cases, it is best to water your lawn just once a week, unless the weather is extremely hot or dry. When doing your weekly watering, you can place an empty tuna can on the grass and let the water run until it is filled up. This will help you know when you have watered enough to give the deep roots enough moisture without over watering. Watering in this way will also help your lawns develop a deep root system which will also help them survive periods of drought.
Another aspect of lawn and garden maintenance is proper fertilization and weed control. Good basic maintenance techniques will go a long way in keeping the lawns of your home and garden healthy, thriving and with few weeds. Spring is the best time to fertilize lawns as this is when the grass is “waking up” and will need the extra nutrients from the fertilizer to assure healthy growth. The best garden lawn fertilizers will have a combination of nitrogen, phosphates and potash.
Many times it is a good idea to follow up the spring fertilizing of your lawn garden with another round of fertilization in the summer. It is also a good idea to use a fertilizer mixture that contains weed killer to help keep the weeds to a minimum. A properly fed and thriving healthy lawn will allow you to enjoy beautiful lawns around your home and garden throughout the growing season.
No realestate is finished without some type of grass, as well as some forms of shruberry to help enhance the overall quality of the building. The enhanced curb appeal as well as the added value can make the final difference when selling a home or adding to the over all value of the house. Any little bit helps and you do not always need a professional to do the landscaping for you. There is no downside to get some advice from professionals or some knowledge prior to you beginning tearing up your front yard. A few trees, some nice green grass and you will have it down pat before you know it. Who knows? Possibly you will decide it as a career that you might be curious in pursuing. The following are some of the frequently asked question people have for landscaping so that you can have an idea of how landscaping is done and how it can be easier than you might think.
Is it possible to do my own landscaping?
Yes, you can do your own landscaping if you have a small amount of information on how to do it and if have the time to do so. You will be getting your hands dirty. Plus you will need to have knowledge of what plants are the best for your terrain. If you are creating structures that are man-made such as ponds or decks, you will have to have some carpentry and plumbing skills. You will also have to recognize how to maintain the pond since one of the last things you need after putting in all that work is to produce a body of water topped off with mosquito larvae and algae.
What is the difference between annuals and perennials?
Both are, certainly, plants although the variation is in how long they last and how frequently you are required to plant them again. Annuals must be replanted eash year. Examples of annuals are any type of vegetable, sunflowers as well as flowers such as violets. Perennials are plants that will regenerate themselves. They include trees, bulb plants such as lilies, tulips and also include roses and other hardy plants that become inactive in the winter months. The majority of grasses which are ornamental are thought to be perennials.
Whats the best way to decide on the kind of plant to use?
The type of plant you select will be contingent upon on your climate and how much you want to water. It will also be dependent on how much sun your yard receives during the day. Some plants flourush in the shade while others will wilt. For those people who reside in drought prone areas, they should consider planting plants that are hardy that require small amounts of water and really help to preserve the soil from erosion. Many people elect to have rock gardens as well as cactus if they live in desert environments.
When is the ideal planting season?
The ideal planting season is dependent upon what variation of plant you wish to grow. Bulbs are best planted in the fall so that they have time to root within the soil. Other plants are best suited to planting in the months of the spring. Some plants will not produce flowers or fruits for at least one or two seasons later so you need to get ready for this. Trees will need to go through several years prior to them becoming large enough to furnish the right amount of shade or produce fruit.
How much will it cost to landscape my home?
Without knowing how large your yard is, what condition the ground is and what type of plants you want to place in your yard it is impossible to estimate how much it will cost. You can generally guess that it will be at least five hundred dollars and can easily go in the range of several thousand dollars for plants that are exotic and intricate features. A landscaper can give you an estimate for the cost.
For a lot more informational value go here: First Impression With Landscaping similarly Landscape Fountains also head on over to Landscaping Around Trees
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