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Horticulture/Spring Cleanup
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Spring cleanup is among the busiest times in the garden, involving both cleaning up anything that wasn't taken care of in the fall cleanup, as well as getting the garden ready for the new season.
Step one - checkup:
Lawn
Check for broadleaf weeds, unwelcome grasses, bare spots
Garden Beds
Check for early weeds, perennials in need of cutback, bare spots needing filling, low spots, etc.
Trees and Shrubs
Broken/dead limbs
Soil and drainage issues
gullies, puddles, etc.
Step two - cleanup:
Lawn
Garden Beds
Trees and Shrubs
Soil and drainage
25%