This post arrives a little late, as the birds have been chirping away outside already for the last couple of weeks. “Spring Clean-Up” includes the spring landscape maintenance tasks that are vital for a healthy and attractive landscape, especially for Xeriscape. This article is intended to give a simple, easy to follow guide covering the most important spring landscape maintenance tasks.
If you read my Fall landscape maintenance tips, you know that I am not a proponent of keeping the landscape perfectly tidy over the winter. Now that spring is here, among other things you will need to clean your beds of those leftover leaves, and cut back your perennials and grasses.
Key Dates
- Early May: Time to start up that irrigation system. Resist the temptation to start your sprinklers before May 1st. In Colorado, we generally get plenty of moisture in March and April so lawns do not generally need supplemental water yet and it will go to waste. Many shrubs and perennials are only just beginning to emerge.
