Your Essential Fall Landscaping Checklist

Fall has arrived, and now is the time to complete essential fall landscaping tasks to protect the investment in your landscape and ensure the health and appeal of your commercial or residential property.

Here are a few must-do tasks that will contribute to the overall wellness of your landscape and its vitality come spring.

Overseeding is a vital tool in keeping Kentucky fescue lawns looking their best.  Fescue is mostly a clumping grass, meaning it doesn’t spread by runners, so the only way to get more fescue grass is through seed.  Continuously maintained turf isn’t allowed to flower and set seed, causing the turf to eventually get thinner and thinner as the individual grass plants die.  Unless, of course, the lawn is overseeded regularly to replenish with new fescue plants.  

The final mow at the end of mowing season is important for minimizing the potential for disease to establish.  At the end of fall, the very last mow should bring turf down to 2 or 3 inches in height, depending on the turf grass species. This shorter grass will prevent excessive moisture buildup and allow sunlight and air circulation to penetrate the lawn to minimize disease conditions.

The routine pruning of trees for safety, health and beauty is performed when trees are dormant. Cutting back diseased, dying, or dead branches is important because these limbs can present a hazard to people and your property. Strong winds and heavy snow can cause these branches to break off—and this tearing can damage the tree itself.

Keeping up with fallen leaves with several clean-ups is more efficient than waiting until the end of leaf fall.  It is also beneficial to remove leaves from the property because leaf cover prevents air circulation and sunlight from reaching the turf. Leaf removal can also be an effective strategy to reduce pests and prevent diseases.

At Lancaster Lawn & Landscaping, LLC, we are always thinking at least one season ahead so we can keep our properties healthy and looking their best. With fall upon us, we’re watching the leaves change color, our days are cooler and soon the leaves will be falling.  Need help deciding what fall services your commercial or residential property needs this year. Give us a call.  We serve Brandenburg, Radcliff, Vine Grove, Elizabethtown and the surrounding areas.