How to Prepare Your Outdoor Spaces for Fall and Winter
Fall and winter can be hard on your grass, trees, and flowers, so here are five ways you can make your landscaping more attractive whether you’re selling your home, moving into a new home, or simply want to protect your landscape from fall and winter weather
According to the National Association of REALTORS®, late October to mid-November is the perfect time to plant, weed, prune, and mulch, so your yard looks nicer and your plants will be protected during the winter.
- Trim trees of dead branches for your own and neighbors’ safety. From November to March is an ideal time to prune trees to give them a better shape and prevent branches from blowing against the house.
- Now is the time to get rid of leggy shrubs and plant new ones. Plant new shade trees with leaves that change color. Few fall sights are as beautiful as a maple tree with flaming red leaves or a ginkgo with golden yellow leaves.
- Clean out flower beds and re-mulch with a layer of “wood chips, tree bark, leaves or other organic material.”
- The Oklahoma State University extension office advises that October and November are the ideal times to plant bulbs before the ground gets hard. You can also plant pansies, ornamental kale, ornamental cabbage, and other cool-season annuals.
- Pull weeds from the lawn after a rain so they’ll be easier to remove by the roots. They’ll be less likely to crop up again in the spring.
