Texas is full of unexpected weather conditions. One day the sun could be in full swing, and the next, non-stop rain storms are headed your way.
Let’s face it, without precautions in place, your lawn can easily take a beating from Mother Nature. Here are some simple lawn care tips that your lawn maintenance provider can perform for you in order to help mitigate any lawn damage that can accumulate during the winter weather.
Heavy Rainfall
Sometimes in Texas when it rains, it pours. Although rain is great for the environment as a whole, heavy rain can be damaging without the right measures in place.
Create Lawn Drainage
Without lawn drainage, devastating puddles and pools of water can form on your lawn. These water pools can drench the greenery in the area and essentially ruin patches of your lawn.
Naturally divert the rain away from your lawn with this simple drainage solution. A little extra soil can go a long way. Simply add extra soil to areas of your lawn you’d like to protect during the winter season. This will divert rainwater away from centralized areas and help spread its flow evenly amongst the landscape.
Your home lawn care provider can help you determine any problem spots in your lawn where this practice will be helpful.
Aerate Your Lawn
Even exposure to the sun can create lasting weather damage during the rainy season. Your lawn should be aerated at least once a year. We suggest doing this before the big winter and spring rains hit. Over the summer, your lawn’s soil tends to become impacted. This prevents oxygen and sufficient water from getting to the roots of your lawn.
Yes, aeration is a strenuous process, but it’s one that is necessary for keeping your lawn healthy after a hot summer.
Frost and Snow
We don’t always get a white winter in Texas, but our weather typically does get into freezing temperatures. Follow these quick tips to prevent the freeze from hitting your home too hard.
Protect Your Spigots
In order to prevent your outdoor spigots from freezing over and bursting across your lawn causing frost damage, it’s essential to provide extra warmth during the colder seasons. Insulated foam covers can be found at most department stores across Dallas, Texas.
These are affordable ways to prevent expensive pipe bursts and plumbing expenses. The best part is, they take minutes to install and leave you confident in the safety of your lawn in the winter.
Fertilize Before the First Freeze
Before the cold really sets in, talk to your lawn care provider about performing a quick fertilization to protect your lawn this winter. Without fertilization, your lawn is likely to not get the nutrients it needs for survival through the winter.
Our lawn care experts can help you find the right lawn fertilizer that will keep your grass looking green during the spring.
Protect Your Lawn This Winter with Executive Lawn Care
If you want to keep your lawn healthy throughout winter and into spring, Executive Lawn Care can help. Our lawn care professionals have the tools and experience to keep your lawn prepared for any weather conditions that come its way.
Contact us today to get your residential lawn on our schedule.
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