New Home? Don’t Make These Landscaping Mistakes
If you’re a new homeowner, you may or may not know your way around a lawnmower or sprinkler system. You also may not want to. But if you do, and you’re willing to admit you’re “green” about how to tackle lawn and gardening chores, don’t begin spraying, cutting and trimming without following a few basic guidelines. Here’s our common-sense tips to avoid big landscaping mistakes at your new home.
Read The Directions!
Never eradicated dandelions? Crabgrass? It’s tempting to blast away all repugnant greenery with that gallon sprayer of weed killer, but you could kill your new sod while you’re at it. Read the directions for proper usage and best results, not to mention safety.
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It’s a common-yet-unattractive pruning technique that disfigures graceful, flowering crape myrtle trees. And, it’s only one pruning mistake. Drastic pruning can kill whatever it is you’re trying to shape. When it comes time to deadhead roses or trim boxwoods, figure out how to do it properly before wielding those electric-, gas- or human-powered choppers!
Errant Planting Techniques
Here’s another ode to read-the-directions. Planting shrubs, ornamental trees or flowering annuals and perennials requires more preparation than digging holes, First, check the tags on their pots for how far apart to seat them. Don’t jam stuff together! Those one-gallon hibiscus bushes you want to border your new patio eventually will smother your family-room windows if you don’t space them properly and give them room to grow.
Your Lawn Isn’t Your Pet’s Toilet
Can we be frank? Repeated “watering” from pets will stain, yellow and potentially kill plants and grass. Not to mention the messes you don’t want to step in barefoot. As much as we love our furry best friends, they need toilet training too. At the least, a designated area to do their business. Consider cordoning off — or fencing in — a spot out of the way, then firmly schooling your pet on his or her special place.
Ready for a new home to landscape? ICI Homes can help. Start
If you’re a new homeowner, you may or may not know your way around a lawnmower or sprinkler system. You also may not want to. But if you do, and you’re willing to admit you’re “green” about how to tackle lawn and gardening chores, don’t begin spraying, cutting and trimming without following a few basic guidelines. Here’s our common-sense tips to avoid big landscaping mistakes at your new home.
Read The Directions!
Never eradicated dandelions? Crabgrass? It’s tempting to blast away all repugnant greenery with that gallon sprayer of weed killer, but you could kill your new sod while you’re at it. Read the directions for proper usage and best results, not to mention safety.
The same caution …show more content…
It’s a common-yet-unattractive pruning technique that disfigures graceful, flowering crape myrtle trees. And, it’s only one pruning mistake. Drastic pruning can kill whatever it is you’re trying to shape. When it comes time to deadhead roses or trim boxwoods, figure out how to do it properly before wielding those electric-, gas- or human-powered choppers!
Errant Planting Techniques
Here’s another ode to read-the-directions. Planting shrubs, ornamental trees or flowering annuals and perennials requires more preparation than digging holes, First, check the tags on their pots for how far apart to seat them. Don’t jam stuff together! Those one-gallon hibiscus bushes you want to border your new patio eventually will smother your family-room windows if you don’t space them properly and give them room to grow.
Your Lawn Isn’t Your Pet’s Toilet
Can we be frank? Repeated “watering” from pets will stain, yellow and potentially kill plants and grass. Not to mention the messes you don’t want to step in barefoot. As much as we love our furry best friends, they need toilet training too. At the least, a designated area to do their business. Consider cordoning off — or fencing in — a spot out of the way, then firmly schooling your pet on his or her special place.
Ready for a new home to landscape? ICI Homes can help. Start