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Practical
Tips For The Perfect Lawn
Maintaining
a Healthy Lawn while Landscaping
Landscaping your home can be an exciting and
invigorating experience, particularly if you plan to do the
work yourself. There is something that can get lost in this
process though – a healthy lawn. To often your grass pays a
price when your attention gets diverted to other sections of
your garden. Here are a few suggestions of ways to prevent
your lawn from suffering while working on your new landscaping
projects.
1. Proper planning
You will probably spend a lot of time planning the landscaping
of your new garden. Don’t forget about your grass when planning
your new layout! While water features and plants are more exciting
than the location and shape of grass, it is these green areas
that will give your garden its unity and allow you the space
to enjoy your new creation. Grass many seem a secondary consideration,
but proper planning ahead of time can save a lot of stress
on your grass in terms of cutting and moving.
2. Be Aware of Wear and Tear
Landscaping often involves a lot of moving of soil and stones
and plants so you want to think ahead and consider what spots
on your grass will receive the most traffic. Some grasses stand
up to wear and tear better than others so you need to figure
out what type of grass you have and how it might fair. Try
to reduce the stress on your grass by limiting the amount of
traffic that goes across it. You could even lay down boards
on the spots that you anticipate the most traffic going through.
This may mush up your grass a bit, but will protect it from
any major damage. If you do lay down boards, you’ll want to
make sure that you list them up for mowing and watering so
your grass gets all of the care it needs.
3. Continue Your Usual Maintenance
After spending hours in your garden landscaping, the last
thing you probably want to do is cut the grass. It is important
that you be consistent in your maintenance throughout the landscaping
process. By staying on top of things like length and weeds,
you may save yourself valuable time later on. Though it may
be the last thing you want to do after a long day slaving away
in the garden, your grass still needs the usual maintenance.
4. Try a Little TLC
If you do neglect your grass while working on your landscaping
project, then be sure to give it lots of TLC when the project
is over with. Grass that has been ignored can often be brought
back to it original state with a little care and attention.
You’ll need to be consistent with your mowing and watering
and you might also need to apply fertilizer depending on the
state of your grass and the time of the year. You’ll also need
to address any weed problems that have crept up while your
attention was focused elsewhere. If you have neglected your
grass to the point that it has brown spots, then you will need
to try to bring that grass back to life through a lot of watering.
You can also apply sugar to these brown spots to get the microbes
active again. If the damage is too extensive, then try encouraging
new growth by spreading grass seed. You can lay new sod if
there is no chance for your grass after the landscaping process
is over.
5. Water, Water Everywhere
Water can work wonders on neglected grass. When working on
your landscaping project, be sure that you are giving your
new plants enough water, but don’t forget about your grass.
Consistent watering can often revive grass that has long been
neglected in favor of other gardening projects. Grass that
has lost its lush texture and rich color can be revitalized
simply through watering in many cases. Watering while the grass
is under the stress of landscaping can also really be beneficial.
By ensuring that your grass is getting the nutrients and moisture
that it needs, you’ll be saving yourself a lot of time in the
long run and guaranteeing that your newly landscaped garden
looks perfect right down to each blade of grass. # # # # #
SolveYourProblem.com : 2007
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