Help Your Landscape Transition Into Winter With These 5 Fall Maintenance Tasks

If your landscape in Nebraska looks lackluster in the fall, you want to ensure your maintenance tasks during this season are comprehensive and will help it effortlessly transition into the winter. These fall maintenance tasks should include debris and leaf cleanup, shrub trimming, mulch replenishment, dead plant removal, and landscape bed edging. Removing debris and dead plant materials from your landscape beds will ensure they are clean and your plants can access the resources they need to grow strong for winter. Additionally, trimming your plants is crucial to clear out overgrown parts that are making them look messy. Meanwhile, replenishing your mulch ground cover will protect them from the cold winter temperatures, while landscape bed edging will restore the clean, crisp lines that separate your softscapes from your grass.

1. Debris & Leaf Cleanup

Debris and piles of leaves covering your landscape in the fall can bring trouble to your plants. Because of this, you'll want to clean up the clutter to prevent leaves and debris from smothering them and blocking their access to the resources they need to build up their strength for winter. Doing this will also spruce up the overall appearance of your landscape beds that otherwise look messy with accumulated debris. When your fall maintenance to-do list includes debris and leaf cleanup, you can rest assured your plants and softscapes enter the winter season in tip-top shape.

2. Shrub Trimming

Trimming your shrubs in the fall is another important maintenance task you shouldn't forget. Removing unruly limbs and overgrown foliage can make them look neat and manicured while improving airflow and allowing more sunlight to reach their interior parts. Not only will this benefit your plants and give them a better chance of surviving winter dormancy, but it also makes these focal points of your landscape stand out!

3. Mulch Replenishment

Another fall maintenance task that'll help your landscape transition into winter is mulch replenishment. Replenishing your mulch ground cover ensures your landscape beds look tidy and provides a contrasting backdrop to make your plants stand out. Apart from aesthetics, fresh mulch in the fall provides optimal protection for your plants during the winter. That's because it helps insulate and regulate soil temperatures to protect their roots from freezing temperatures, plus retain moisture to keep them hydrated. It also prevents any fall and winter weeds from popping up and competing with them for essential resources. With a fresh layer of mulch in your landscape beds, your plants can transition into the winter season with ease!

4. Removing Dead Plant Materials

If your landscape beds are filled with dead plant materials, it would do them best if you remove them this fall. These dead plant materials can bring down your landscape beds' visual appeal, making them look messy and unkempt. They can also inhibit your plants from getting the most out of nutrients and resources that help them get strong before winter. By removing these materials, you can ensure they can get everything they need, and your landscape beds are in optimal shape.

5. Landscape Bed Edging

Edging your landscape beds creates clean, distinct lines that separate them from your lawn. Before winter sets in, it's best to edge your landscape beds in the fall to give them a tidy and manicured appearance. Crisp lines redefine their shape, highlighting their beauty and accentuating their intricate curves and shapes. That way, they look their best even at the end of the year!

Call us today to sign up for our landscape bed cleanup service!

Here at Clear Creek Landscapes, we can help revitalize your landscape beds with our comprehensive landscape bed cleanup service. This service involves shrub trimming, debris removal, dead plant cleanup, mulch refreshing, and edging. You can schedule this service independently in the fall, but we also offer it in the spring to help your landscape start the new growing season on the right foot. We offer this service to commercial and residential properties, as well as HOAs, in Omaha, Elkhorn, Papillion, NE, and surrounding communities. Call us today at (402) 677-7652 to sign up for our landscape bed cleanup service.