Prepping Your Lawn for the Cold and Moist Season

Have you been looking for a way to make your yard more festive and charming? Well, who can make it more flavorful than a snowman? Create a perfect display of creative and unique Christmas decorations by turning an old or spare round hay bale into a magical snowman.

You will be sure to catch people passing by on their walks in recent weeks checking out this fantastic idea. No one will want to miss seeing what you have done with all those wasted materials from last year's festivities, especially when you don't have snow to make a snowman.

All you need to do is pile up 2 round or square bales of hay or install pine straws on each other. Spray paint the bales until you get the desired white color. Use brooms or discarded tree branches (leftover from pruning and trimming service) to make the hands of your snowman. Use black paint to make the eyes and red for the mouth. You can also paint the nose of your snowman with red spray paint or use carrot or a similar item instead. 

Put a hat to the top of the haystack and then finish by adding a scarf to the snowman's neck. You can use buttons and other decorations to give it the final touch. You can also use old Christmas lights to wrap around the hay bales, creating beautiful light patterns on the ground as well as a warming atmosphere.

Hedges are an excellent way to define your landscape's borders and boundary lines at your North Carolina home. They ensure your privacy and keep pets and children in (or out). Hedges also provide food and shelter for birds; however, if you don't take care of it regularly, then your hedging will look like someone else's laundry line.

Hedges are also a great way to add character and structure to your property. They give shade during summertime parties, protect from winds, and have a cooling effect on the eyes. But just because you love hedging doesn't mean you let them grow unchecked. Those unruly branches will look nothing more than ugly bushes if not regularly trimmed. 

The best thing about having an organized hedge? Well, hedges are often used as Christmas decorations. The clean lines make everything else seem less cluttered, whether it is Christmas lights wrapped around twigs or other Christmas decorations.

If you want your hedge to look neat and in shape for the season, make sure it is adequately pruned with proper formative trimming so that there aren't any overgrown areas that block views from nearby homes or buildings during this time period.

It is not just humans who need to be mindful of the changing seasons. Your lawn needs special attention at certain times too. You should water them adequately before the temperature drops to the freezing point for your grass seedling or young plants to survive during cold weather.

Watering your lawn before low temperature arrives can protect it from frost damage. When fall begins, continue to water your lawn twice a week. Gradually reduce your water routine to once per week at maximum. Make sure your lawn has been watered correctly up to that point. Regular watering will let all that natural moisture soak in, strengthen the grass' ability to fight off any winter ailments, keep the grass in good shape, and give you a healthy green thumb. ,

Are you feeling frustrated about seeing your flower beds full of dandelions? Paths covered in chickweed, lawn grass dying off due to starvation caused by these unwanted herbs. In winter, when your lawn is at its weakest point of development and growth. Cold weather conditions that make it difficult for plants to grow properly - weeds take advantage. These pesky little guys come in during early springtime or even before. Here are some most common types of winter weeds feasting around your lawn:

• Hairy Bittercress
• Chickweed
• Carolina Geranium
• Deadnettle
• Henbit
• Buttercup

Winter weeds germinate and proliferate in the fall. Most of them can adapt to survive winter weather and are able to grow in early or late winter. After a short period of dormancy, they start growing once more by the time you venture out in the spring. However, the seasonal weed attack depends on your strategies over the fall and winter seasons. Simply pulling the weeds or using weed killers would not be enough.

If you had pre-emergent and most-emergent weed removal services from a reputable gardening service such as Green Garden Landscaping, these unwelcomed creatures would never bother you.

A dry spell can leave your lawn brown and dead, but you don't have to let that happen. When soil is compacted, it becomes difficult for grasses in a stressful situation such as high heat or low rainfall with little oxygen available just a few inches deep in the surface of the earth.

Compacted soil does not allow water and dissolved nutrients to reach the deep roots to be available to the growing grass. Moreover, there is less space between soil particles in compacted soil, making less air available for grassroots to respire. With less than adequate nutrients, water, and oxygen available to grasses, they gradually thin out until they eventually die out completely.

When soil becomes compacted, it can make a significant difference in the health and beauty of your lawn. The best way to combat this problem is core aeration and liquid aeration. However, core aeration is an easy and widely used practice to remove plugs of soil while loosening compacted areas. In this process, you carefully dig holes into the soil down into our grassroots so that air, water, and nutrients have easy access, allowing for thick layered, lush green growth that will fill up any space with life.

Core aeration is not a random process. You need to poke holes in the ground very carefully so that you do not expose the roots. You may consider hiring a professional aeration company, for instance. We know a garden bed well, and our experts have years of experience in growing healthy turf. Our certified staff takes care of drought stress, pest infestation, weed invasion, or any other challenge your garden faces. All you get with our state of technology is sparkling grass blades, an incredible array of seasonal and perennial flowers, and an eye-catching landscape. The rest is assured.

You might have been planning your annual light display for months now, and you are finally ready to start buying to get your home and backyard ready for the festival. Well, buying Christmas lights is not an inexpensive process, let alone keeping them shining throughout December.

These days, as most things have a cheaper alternative, traditional Christmas lights also have one. Thanks to technological advancements! LED lights are the way to go for those who want safer and magnificent Christmas lighting. The traditional kind can get hot after just a few hours and could lead you into fire hazards if left plugged in for too long.

Lighting up your home this season with LED lights will make it a more fun and less stressful experience. They are made from plastic rather than glass which means there is far less risk that the bulbs could shatter or break. LED bulbs use less energy than traditional incandescent Christmas lights, so you will save money alongside being environmentally friendly this year.

You can get them in almost any color you want, and they don't need much energy or maintenance. Most LED bulbs last around 50,000 hrs, while the standard bulbs last only 1,000 hrs. Moreover, most stores nowadays offer recycling programs where you can give your defective LED strings and get the new one at a discounted price.

Christmastime is all about getting into the spirit of giving, decorating, and celebrating. However, paying attention to the minor details of Christmas decorations can be challenging during these hectic days between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. Not to mention the pandemic stress and competitive workplace! 

We understand it, and that is why we recommend keeping Christmas decorations as simple as possible. Adding a few seasonal touches like wreaths in doorways, window sills filled with candles, strings lighting around trees, and some tree hanging make it easier on those who might need an extra bit of holiday magic in such a hustle-bustle.

Wreaths are a great way to show your appreciation at any event. They come in all shapes and sizes, including real or fake ones. Whether you choose one with berries on it for Halloween decorations or something that matches the season, like grapevine during Christmas time, they are perfect additions no matter what. But remember, if you want to save effort on making wreaths, again and again, let's get an artificial wreath then. 

This year, don't neglect your outdoor spaces during the holidays. In addition to being useful all year long and adding some much-needed warmth in winter months, there is nothing like wrapping up inside while sitting by an open fire on those chilly evenings. Looking at the trees wrapped with light strings excites your imagination, taking you to another world.

Candles will help make any space feel cozy without sacrificing style points either. You can use candles to decorate your patio and window sills. Enjoy your winter with your friends and family in such a serene environment and make memories for the years to come.