Get ready for spring – Tips to freshen up your garden

This spring cleaning season, follow these gardening tips to keep your yard or garden looking its best:

– Scrape away the top layer of mulch or dead cover to expose fresh soil and promote healthy new growth.

– Prune trees, shrubs and other perennials to remove damaged or dead branches and shoots. This encourages new growth.

– Cut back any perennials that have become wilted or browned in foliage over the winter to renew them.

– Rake deeply to lift all leaves, branches and debris that accumulated over the winter. A thorough cleanup prepares the soil.

– Sow seed to reseed brown patches in the lawn and promote dense, green growth.

– Fertilize vegetation with slow-release nutrient for gradual feeding and strong growth.

– Clean and condition flowers and shrubs in flower beds. Loads with fresh mulch for a rich growing medium.

– Defines path and lawn edges with a neatly mowed border all around. This gives a manicured look.

– Add color with bright annual flowers such as petunias, marigolds and begonias in beds and pots.

If you need expert help, Jose Salinas Tree Services LLC offers complete cleanup and maintenance services for a pristine landscape.