How to Prepare the Yard of Your Lakeland Sandpiper Home for Winter

How to Prepare the Yard of Your Lakeland Sandpiper Home for Winter

Fall is the time to prepare your Lakeland Sandpiper home for sale for the winter.

Protect that curb appeal that you worked so hard on with these easy tips to protect your yard from the harsh winter:

• Remove dead leaves.

Removing dead leaves, flowers, and grass in the fall means you don’t have to remove it in the winter when it becomes harder. Be careful not to remove dead-looking stalks and prune your plants since this will encourage new growth. You want your healthy plants to remain dormant in the winter.

• Spread mulch.

Choose fall mulching rather than spring mulching for your plants. This helps protect roots from frost and retain moisture during winter when it gets cold and dry.  Spread around 2-3 inches of fresh mulch around your trees and shrubs. Avoid using free mulch from the municipal piles since they are usually made from trees that died from disease, therefore they usually contain disease spores. Instead,buy hardwood shredded mulch from home and garden stores.

• Wrap delicate shrubs.

Your shrubs can dry up and split from heavy ice, snow, and winds. To protect them, wrap your shrubs with burlap or boxwood. Hide small plants under plastic pots or buckets. Surround your vulnerable trees with shredded leaves.

• Go to fall sales.

The best time to plant shrubs is early fall, before the ground freezes. Aside from your plants getting less stress from the cooler weather, fall is also the time when nurseries have clearance sales to empty their shelves before December.  

Making the right winter preparations for your yard will help protect your Lakeland Sandpiper home for sale’s curb appeal and keep it attractive to potential buyers. For more tips in preparing your home for sale, visit http://www.lakelandfloridaliving.com

Call me, Petra Norris, at (863) 619-6918 or send me an email at petra@petranorris.com if you’re looking for a Lakeland Florida real estate agent with superior local knowledge, experience, professionalism, integrity, and personal service to help you sell or buy Lakeland Sandpiper homes for sale.

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