January
- Winter watering on days over 40 degrees
- Stir your compost pile
- Perform any necessary maintenance on lawncare equipment
- Take down holiday decor
February
- Winter watering on days over 40 degrees
- Plan any hardscaping or xeriscaping renovations
- Rejuvenation pruning on any summer flowering shrubs
March
- Winter watering on days over 40 degrees
- Apply pre-emergent to control weeds all season long
- Spring cleanup
- Cut back ornamental grasses and clean up perennial beds
- Deep root feed trees
- Rejuvenation pruning on summer flowering shrubs
- Low mow turf to clean up dead grass and open soil to light penetration
- Plant potatoes & onions
April
- Turn on irrigation system- watch for freezes. You will have to drain your backflow to protect the system if the temperatures drop.
- Plant spring flowers such as pansies and snapdragons, which are more cold tolerant than other annuals
- Start vegetable seeds indoor this month move them outdoors at the end of May
- Begin work on any planned renovations, hardscaping, xeriscaping, etc.
- Apply a 3-month slow release fertilizer to turf
- Overseed bare areas in lawn
- Begin mowing
- Fertilize shrubs and perennials
- Lawn Aeration
May
- Plant Annual Flowers any time after May 16th, which is the average last frost date for Boulder County. Fertilize monthly with a bloom booster
- Transplant your vegetable seed starters outdoors
- Plant other vegetables
- Spray for insects
- Start weed control
June
- Plant an herb garden
- Inspect your irrigation system and repeat monthly
- Weed control
July
- Prune and shape shrubs and trees, especially spring flowering
- Take a look at your yard now that plant material has had time to grow this season and decide if you should plant any new trees or shrubs
- Adjust irrigation for hot summer temperatures
August
- Top dress your turf
- Overseed turf
- Apply a second application of 3-month slow release fertilizer to your turf
- Adjust irrigation for hot summer temperatures
September
- Lawn aeration
- Plant fall annual flowers. Pick plants that are cold hardy like pansies, snapdragons, mums and kale
- Overseed turf
October
- Irrigation blowout prior to first freeze.
- Plant bulbs now for spring color (tulips, daffodils, hyacinths)
- Fall Cleanup:
- Cut back perennials. Do not cut grasses until spring to give your landscape winter interest.
- Remove annuals
- Cleanup leaf debris
- Be sure to add all green debris to your compost pile
- Now is a good time to hardedge grass along sidewalks
November
- Winter watering on days over 40 degrees
- Finish any remaining fall cleanup items
- Place pine and spruce boughs on flower beds for winter interest
- Plan Christmas decor
December
- Winter watering on days over 40 degrees
Get In Touch
To schedule a consultation or request a quote for services please call 303-245-9166, send an email to information@nativeedgelandscapes.com or Get In Touch through our website. One of our Customer Care Representatives will be happy to help.
