Preparing Your Lawn and Yard for Fall and Winter in Boise, ID

 

It's that time of year again! The temperatures are starting (slowly) to drop, gardens are seeing the end of summer produce, and it's time to start thinking about how to prepare your lawn and yard for autumn and winter in the Boise, Idaho area. Bella Vista Landscape has advice, tips, and tricks on how to care for your backyard during this seasonal change.


Important items to consider include:


  • Lawn Aeration: Boise's soil is prone to compaction, especially if you are able to be out enjoying your yard as much as you'd like. Fall is the ideal time to give it some breathing room with aeration. By creating small, regular holes throughout your lawn, you allow nutrients, water, and air to reach the roots, making for a healthier lawn in the spring.


  • Fertilize Your Grass: Just like aeration gives your lawn access to the resources it needs, a good slow-release, nitrogen-rich fertilizer can prepare your lawn for the months ahead. Much like a bear feeding before hibernation, giving your lawn a nice, big meal can keep it healthier and satisfied during its own dormancy.


  • Introduce The Magic of Mulch: Besides helping your yard look fresh and tidy, clean mulch around trees, shrubs, and perennials is like giving your plants a warm blanket for the cold season. This layer helps insulate the soil from the harshest temperatures and also helps your soil retain moisture during dry spells. Give Bella Vista Landscape a call at 208-995-3947 if you'd like us to handle this step for you!


  • Yard and Garden Clean-Up: As summer winds down and fall moves in, making sure your leaves are raked, spent annuals are removed, perennials are cut back, and other yard-tidying activities are handled ensures your lawn and soil will have access to the nutrients they need, even while dormant. If your yard is covered in weeds that have gone to seed, a heavy coat of leaves, or out-of-control levels of dead and rotting plants, you will spend more of your spring fixing these problems than doing basic maintenance that allows you to enjoy your yard when the temperatures rise once again.


In the course of your fall/winter preparations, you might start brainstorming on some things you would like to change in your yard. You may decide to:



Those are all tasks that Bella Vista Landscape can assist with. We have the expertise to make sure the job is done right the first time with top-quality materials and still in an affordable way.


Whatever your questions or concerns about your landscape design, Bella Vista Landscape is here to help. If you live in or around Boise, ID, and would like help with both hardscaping and softscaping your yard, give us a call at 208-995-3947 or contact us here for more information and professional advice.


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