Labor Day weekend is here! As the unofficial end to summer and a three day weekend for most of us, Labor Day is an excellent opportunity to say goodbye to summer, enjoy the outdoors and maybe even get some of your fall landscape clean-up done before the big barbeque on Monday! You will enjoy the party even more knowing that you have already taken steps to make next spring and summer as enjoyable or even more than this year.
1. Clean out your gutters before the leaves start falling so that you don’t have an even messier problem later! Once they are debris free, take a hose and pour some water into them and watch where it goes. Do you need extensions to direct the water away from your foundation and prevent leaks? When diverting water, be sure to avoid your driveway and any walkways, which could ice over and become hazardous in the winter.
2. Start a compost pile! Put those falling leaves to good use this fall by adding them to your compost pile along with your organic kitchen waste. Not only will raking the leaves off the grass and adding them to the compost bin be healthy for your lawn, but you will be increasing your chances of having rich, fertile soil by spring planting time!
3. Change your lawn mowing routine! Mowing to a height of 2.5-3” during the fall provides more surface area to absorb sunlight and water during this last growth spurt.
Check back for part 2 in the next few weeks…there are multiple tasks that must be done to prepare your landscape for the colder months, but we don’t want to dishearten you even more than the coming of Labor Day itself has already done. Combat the end-of-summer blues and make sure you check out our guide to autumn outdoor living. But for now, go and enjoy the last days of summer!
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