Maintenance
The Gold Star Landscaping Maintenance Calendar is a year-round program that will keep your lawn the envy of the neighborhood.
Mowing
Our plan includes 32 cuts per year
February
- Begin pruning trees and shrubs (late February, depending on weather)
March
- Treat beds prior to mulching with granular herbicide (Snap Shot, Treflan, etc.)
- Fertilize all trees and shrubs with Nursery Special slow release 12-6-6
- Re-mulch all bed areas at an approximate thickness of 1 to 1.5 inches
- Finish pruning trees and shrubs (remove dead wood)
- Fertilize lawn areas with crabgrass preventer and high nitrogen
April
- Deep root fertilize trees with 8-12-12 slow release fertilizer
- Install Spring annuals after bulbs have bloomed
- Fertilize lawn areas with 19-3-6 and Dimension
May
- Spot spray and/or hand weed planted areas
- Remove dead blooms from annual beds
- Prune flowering shrubs after blooms fade
- Fertilize annual plantings
- Fertilize lawn areas with high nitrogen/weed killer
June
- Treat beds to control weed growth in planting areas (spot spray as necessary). Weed beds weekly.
- Remove dead blossoms from annual beds
July
- Treat beds to control weed growth in planting areas/weed beds weekly
- Spot spray weeds in lawn areas as needed
August
- Treat beds to control weed growth in planting areas/weed beds weekly
- Second treatment of herbicide beds prior to seeding of turf
- Fertilize lawn with 24-5-11
September
- Spot weed planted areas
- Aeration and overseed with Lesco Transition Blend Fescue or customer request
- Re-mulch all flower beds
- Install seasonal annuals (pansies, etc.) and fertilize
October
- Apply fall fertilizer (18-24-12)
- Remove dead leaves
November
- Remove dead leaves
December
- Remove dead leaves off lawn and flower beds
- Fertilize lawn areas with 32-3-8
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