Have you prepped your lawn for winter temperature, ice, and snow with only a few weeks of fall left and Thanksgiving just around the corner? By getting your lawn ready for winter now, you’ll have less work to perform in the spring and help it recover from its hibernation.
Here are some strategies to help you get your lawn prepared for winter by Thanksgiving.
1. Clean Up the Lawn
Fall is typically a dormant season for plants, which makes it the ideal time to clean up your garden and get rid of any dead annual plants. Make sure to remove any leaves and other debris from under your deck and along the sides of your house.
In addition, it’s also a must to keep raking leaves off your yard until all of the branches are bare. The lawn will receive enough air and sunlight if it is cleared, which will help it stay healthy and prevent lawn diseases.
2. Prepare for Winter
Winterize Irrigation
Michigan’s winter season runs from December through March. In addition to chimneys, pipelines, and automobiles, we also need to prepare our lawns for a cold climate. Before it sustains damage, the irrigation system should be carefully maintained. Sprinkler systems may become damaged by freezing temperatures if they are not properly protected. Here are some tips from Rain Bird on how to prepare your irrigation system for winter conditions if you live in Muskegon, Michigan, where it freezes.
- Insulate your assets
- Stay in control by having an automatic system and shutting down the controller or timer
- Drain the pipes
- Protect valves and backflow preventers
Snow Removal Booking
Though it’s a tough thing to do, shoveling snow is a necessity in West Michigan throughout the winter. Driveways, pathways, porches, sidewalks, and roofs coated in snow or ice pose safety risks and risk causing property damage.
3. Retaining Walls
Retaining walls are the cornerstone of a stunning and sturdy shoreline. By holding onto soil on a higher side that might otherwise slide down and endanger a property. On top of that, seawalls also maintain two different soil levels. Here are some other benefits of retaining walls:
- Deters Land Erosion
- Protects Property from Flooding
- Long-Lasting
- Attractive Element
- Gives a solid property boundary marker
- Makes better use of available landscaping space
- Adds to Property Value
4. Fire Pit
Fire pits are a great way to extend the usable time of your outdoor living space and deliver a great ambiance to your outdoor evenings. They provide warmth and interest on cooler nights and allow you to be outside comfortably in almost any weather. The design options for fire pits are endless.
Preferred Lawn Care is your one-stop contractor for your outdoor space needs.
5. Outdoor Kitchen
Your outdoor kitchen can be used as an additional cooking area for Thanksgiving dinner to prepare these tastier and healthier side dishes. After the traditional meal, you can utilize your outside grill or wood burning oven to prepare delectable snacks or bar cuisine for mingling, lounging by the fireplace, or watching sports with your loved ones.
6. Party Rentals
Planning to host Thanksgiving Party? We offer a wide variety of entertainment and party rentals to ensure you and your guests have to worry about one thing only ….. Showing up!
These are just a few of our services:
- Lighting
- Entertainment
- Music
- Rentals
- Wait Staff
Our highly experienced party planners will assist you on your decor and entertainment so you can put your mind at ease knowing everyone will enjoy themselves, including you!
We understand what it takes to throw an event to remember and having the right decorations and entertainment, as well as service, is what will certainly make it just that!
Contact our Party Rental Planners today and get on your way to enjoying a party that will be remembered!
Plan Your Lawn Maintainance for Thanksgiving with Preferred Lawn Care
Preferred Lawn Care can assist you if you are aware that your lawn needs some care but are a little overwhelmed due to the impending holiday season. We are the top lawn care company in Muskegon, Michigan and we specialize in getting lawns ready for the severe winters.
Get in touch with us right away to reserve your home lawn for the holiday season. If you don’t know how to do it yourself or don’t have the time, we’ll handle yard cleanup and help with winter preparations.
Call Preferred Lawn Care at 231-670-9873 or message us online to learn more about our lawn care program
